| NGC 4589 | |
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 NGC 4589 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 12h 37m 25.0s[1] |
| Declination | +74° 11′ 30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006511[2] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
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]
In the center of NGC 4589 lies a supermassive black hole. The galaxy hosted a supernova called 2005cz. NGC 4589 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on November 22, 1797.
See also
Gallery
NGC 4589 by Pan-STARRS
References
- 1 2 3 Tully, R. Brent; et al. (August 2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 4589". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ Paturel, G.; et al. (December 2003). "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 412: 45–55. Bibcode:2003A&A...412...45P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411.
- ↑ "Compass and Scale Image of Galaxies NGC 2768 and NGC 4589". HubbleSite.org. HubbleSite. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ↑ Lee, M.; et al. (2018-12-04). "Star Clusters in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4589 Hosting a Calcium-rich SN Ib (SN 2005CZ)". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ↑ Kawabata, K. S.; et al. (2010-05-20). "A massive star origin for an unusual helium-rich supernova in an elliptical galaxy". Nature. 465 (7296): 326–328. arXiv:0906.2811. Bibcode:2010Natur.465..326K. doi:10.1038/nature09055. PMID 20485430. S2CID 205220629.
External links
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 4589". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
Media related to NGC 4589 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4589 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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