NGC 592
| extragalactic H-II region and star association |
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| NGC 592 | |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01h 33m 11.7s |
| declination | + 30 ° 38 ′ 42 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Brightness (visual) |
13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion |
0.7 |
| distance |
approx. 3 MLj |
| Affiliation | |
| Radial velocity |
approx. −162 km / s |
| Redshift |
approx. -5.4 · 10 −4 |
| history | |
| discovery | |
| Date of discovery |
October 2, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 592 • | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 592 is an H-II region and major star association in the galaxy Messier 33 in the constellation Triangle . The H-II region is located about 9 'west of the center of Messier 33 from Earth and consists of two bright cores about 25 "apart, which are surrounded by weak, extensive filament structures.
M33SNR21, the brightest known supernova remnant in X- rays in Messier 33, outside NGC 592.
Location of NGC 592 in the Triangle Nebula . The image of the triangle nebula consists of an image of the VST , HII regions appear reddish.
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- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 592
- ↑ Seligman
- ↑ a b Gaetz et al .: "Chandra ACIS Survey of M33 (ChASeM33): X-Ray Imaging Spectroscopy of M33SNR21, the Brightest X-Ray Supernova Remnant in M33"; in: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 663, Issue 1, pp. 234ff. ( ADS , English)