NGC 597
| Galaxy NGC 597 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 32 m 14.8 s |
| declination | -33 ° 29 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) bc? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 23 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016858 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 5054 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(224 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.6 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 597 • PGC 5721 • ESO 353-011 • MCG -06-04-044 • IRAS 01299-3345 • 2MASX J01321484-3329493 • SGC 012958-3345.3 • GC 350 • h 2419 • HIPASS J0132-33 • USGC S054 NED01 | |
NGC 597 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 224 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years across.
The type IIP supernova SN 2009fr was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 25, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 597. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 12, 2015 .