NGC 4589
NGC 4589 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Draco constellation.[4][5][6] It is at a distance of about 108 million light-years away from the Earth. It is known by its designations PGC 42139 or UGC 7797.[2]
| NGC 4589 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4589 imaged by Hubble | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 12h 37m 25.0s[1] |
| Declination | +74° 11′ 30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006511[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1946 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 73.0 Mly (22.39 Mpc)[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.47 × 2.75[3] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F12353+7428, UGC 7797, LEDA 42139[2] | |
In the center of NGC 4589 lies a supermassive black hole in its center. It has a supernova called 2005cz. NGC 4589 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on November 22, 1797.
See also
Gallery
NGC 4589 by PanSTARRS
References
External links
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 4589". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
Media related to NGC 4589 at Wikimedia Commons
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