NGC 4592
| Galaxy NGC 4592 |
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| Image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4592 with the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 39 m 18.7 s |
| declination | -00 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) dm: |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.8 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 97 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Messier 49 group NGC 4636 group GC 4343 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003566 ± 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 1069 ± 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(44 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.4 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 22, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4592 • UGC 7819 • PGC 42336 • CGCG 014-091 • MCG + 00-32-32 • IRAS 12367-0015 • 2MASX J12391877-0031546 • GC 3130 • H II 31 • h 1373 • HIPASS J1239-00 • LDCE 904 NED212 • EVCC 0996 | |
NGC 4592 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type SD in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 44 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 4632 , NGC 4541 , NGC 4642 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on February 22nd, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7 inch mirror telescope.
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