NGC 585
| Galaxy NGC 585 |
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| SDSS image of NGC 585 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 31 m 42.1 s |
| declination | -00 ° 56 ′ 00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa: sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 86 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 194, LGG 25 |
| Redshift | 0.018116 +/- 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 5431 +/- 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(245 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.1 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 20, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 585 • UGC 1092 • PGC 5688 • CGCG 386-001 • MCG + 00-05-001 • IRAS 01291-0111 • 2MASX J01314210-0055584 • GC 345 • h 129 • LDCE 0089 NED033 | |
NGC 585 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation of the whale , which is about 245 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
The object was discovered on December 20, 1827 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 585. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 12, 2015 .
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database