NGC 599
| Galaxy NGC 599 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 32 m 53.8 s |
| declination | -12 ° 11 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB0- / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018436 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 5527 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(248 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (76.0 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 27, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 599 • PGC 5778 • MCG -02-05-005 • 2MASX J01325375-1211287 • GC 353 • H II 473 • GALEX ASC J013253.62-121128.9 • LDCE 94 NED004 | |
NGC 599 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is around 248 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 105,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 589 , NGC 593 , NGC 601 , IC 128 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2010gz was observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on November 27, 1785 .