NGC 4593
Galaxy NGC 4593 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 39 m 39.4 s |
declination | -05 ° 20 ′ 39 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R) SB (rs) b / Sy1 |
Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 3.9 ′ × 2.9 ′ |
Position angle | 114 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.009000 ± 0.000127 |
Radial velocity | 2698 ± 38 km / s |
Absolute brightness | 35.6 mag |
Dimensions | 2.5 M ☉ |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 17, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4593 • PGC 42375 • MCG -01-32-032 • IRAS 12370-0504 • 2MASX J12393949-0520391 • Mrk 1330 • GC 3131 • H II 183 • h 1375 • GALEX ASC J123939.51-052038.3 • LDCE 910 NED001 |
NGC 4593 is a bar-spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 109 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 4597 , NGC 4602 , NGC 4604 , IC 804 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 17, 1784 by William Herschel with his 18.7-inch reflecting telescope .
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