NGC 596
| Galaxy NGC 596 |
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![NGC 596 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC596_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 596 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 32 m 52.08 s |
| declination | -07 ° 01 ′ 54.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD / E + / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3.2 ′ × 2.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 584 group LGG 27 |
| Redshift | 0.006258 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | 1876 ± 11 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 13, 1783 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 596 • PGC 5766 • MCG -01-05-005 • 2MASX J01325190-0701535 • GC 351 • H II 4 • h 132 • GALEX ASC J013251.92-070153.4 • GIN 795 • LDCE 95 NED005 | |
NGC 596 is a cD galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. It is considered a member of the eight galaxies NGC 584 group ( LGG 27 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 584 , NGC 586 , NGC 600 , NGC 607 .
The object was discovered on December 13, 1783 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 596 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 596. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 12, 2015 .