NGC 4603

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Galaxy
data from NGC 4603
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The galaxy NGC 4603 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
The galaxy NGC 4603 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation centaur
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 40 m 55.2 s
declination -40 ° 58 ′ 35 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (rs) bc  
Brightness  (visual) 12.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.1 mag
Angular expansion 3.4 ′ × 2.5 ′
Position angle 27 °
Surface brightness 14.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Centaurus Cluster
Abell 3526
LGG 301  
Redshift 0.008647 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 2592 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(108 ± 8)  ·  10 6  ly
(33.1 ± 2.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date June 8, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  4603 • PGC  42510 • ESO  322-052 • MCG  -07-26-028 • IRAS  12382-4042 • 2MASX  J12405519-4058350 • SGC  123812-4042.1 • GC  3141 • h  3406 • HIPASS J1240-40 • LDCE 916 NED051

NGC 4603 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 108 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.

The galaxy is a member of the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster . The local group , to which our Milky Way also belongs, is approaching this galaxy cluster at a speed of about 1.5 million kilometers per hour , attracted by its gravity .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4601 , NGC 4616 , NGC 4622 , NGC 4650 .

The type II supernova SN 2008cn was observed here.

The object was discovered on June 8, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

See also

NGC 4603A , NGC 4603B , NGC 4603C, and NGC 4603D

Web links

Commons : NGC 4603  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 4603
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Simbad
  5. Seligman