NGC 586
| Galaxy NGC 586 |
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![NGC 586 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC586_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 586 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 31 m 36.85 s |
| declination | -06 ° 53 ′ 37.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) a :? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 584 group LGG 27 |
| Redshift | 0.006254 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 1875 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 586 • PGC 5679 • MCG -01-05-001 • 2MASX J01313683-0653374 • GC 343 • 344 • 346 • H III 431 • h 130 • GALEX ASC J013136.83-065337.4 • HOLM 045A • LDCE 95 NED004 | |
NGC 586 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 85 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 584 , it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair Holm 45 and is considered a member of the eight galaxies NGC 584 group ( LGG 27 ).
The object was discovered on September 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 586 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 586. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 12, 2015 .