Astronomy:NGC 1598
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| NGC 1598 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 1598 with its neighbor NGC 1595 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Caelum [1] |
| Right ascension | 04h 08m 23.6674s[2] |
| Declination | −47° 46′ 56.792″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.017118 ± 0.0000017 [2][3] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5132 ± 5 km/s[2] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 4963 ± 8 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 246.2 ± 17.3 Mly (75.50 ± 5.29 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.91 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SB(s)c pec? [2] |
| Size | ~95,500 ly (29.28 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 15204[2][4][5] | |
NGC 1598 (also known as LEDA 15204 ) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Caelum. It was first discovered December 3, 1837 by John Herschel.[4][1]
Carafe Group
NGC 1598 is a member of the Carafe Group, a small galaxy group in the Virgo Supercluster, Other members of the Group include PGC 15172 and NGC 1595 [4]
See also
- List of NGC objects (1001-2000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1598" (in en-US). https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc1598-object.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1598" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+1598&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "Circumnuclear Star Formation in Active Galaxies" (in en-US). https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996ApJ...472...83S/abstract.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1598" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc15a.htm#1598.
- ↑ "Simbad - "NGC 1598"" (in en-US). https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/object.html?object_name=NGC%201598.
External links
- NGC 1598 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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