NGC 4603
| Galaxy data from NGC 4603 |
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| The galaxy NGC 4603 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Hubble Space Telescope
- NGC 4603 and the Expanding Universe - Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 27, 1999.