NGC 4589
| Galaxy NGC 4589 |
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![NGC 4589 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_4589_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg)
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| NGC 4589 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 37 m 24.988 s |
| declination | + 74 ° 11 ′ 30.92 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E2 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.4 'x 2.8' |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 4291 group NGC 4386 group NGC 4589 group LGG 284 |
| Redshift | 0.006605 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 1980 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(95 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (29.1 ± 2.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 22, 1797 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4589 • UGC 7797 • PGC 42139 • CGCG 335-017 • MCG + 12-12-013 • IRAS F12353 + 7428 • 2MASX J12372503 + 7411307 • GC 3127 • H I 273 • h 1374 • GALEX ASC J123724.86 + 741130.2 • LDCE 902 NED009 | |
NGC 4589 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Draco in the northern sky. It is estimated to be 95 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 4572 , it forms an (optical) galaxy pair.
The Type Ib Supernova SN 2005cz was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 22, 1797 .
NGC 4589 group ( LGG 284 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3901 | PGC 36386 | 82 |
| NGC 4127 | PGC 38550 | 88 |
| NGC 4159 | PGC 38777 | 84 |
| NGC 4291 | PGC 39791 | 85 |
| NGC 4319 | PGC 39981 | 72 |
| NGC 4331 | PGC 40085 | 77 |
| NGC 4386 | PGC 40378 | 81 |
| NGC 4589 | PGC 42139 | 95 |
| PGC 37864 | UGC 6996 | 95 |
| PGC 38347 | UGC 7086 | 96 |
| PGC 42601 | UGC 7872 | 90 |