NGC 4599
| Galaxy NGC 4599 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 40 m 27.1 s |
| declination | + 01 ° 11 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 / a / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 144 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 4303 group LGG 287 |
| Redshift | 0.006124 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 1836 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(78 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 22, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4599 • UGC 7833 • PGC 42453 • CGCG 014-099 • MCG + 00-32-034 • 2MASX J12402707 + 0111486 • GC 3137 • H III-509 • GALEX ASC J124027.17 + 011148.4 • LDCE 904 NED218 • EVCC 1027 | |
NGC 4599 is a 12.7 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 78 million light-years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 4581 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on February 22nd, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, which they named "vF, vS".