Astronomy:NGC 4589
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Draco
| NGC 4589 | |
|---|---|
 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] |
| 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[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tully, R. Brent et al. (August 2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal 152 (2): 21. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50. Bibcode: 2016AJ....152...50T.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NGC 4589". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4589.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paturel, G. et al. (December 2003). "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics 412: 45–55. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411. Bibcode: 2003A&A...412...45P.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Compass and Scale Image of Galaxies NGC 2768 and NGC 4589". HubbleSite. http://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2015/28/3616-Image.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lee, M.; Jang, In; Kang, Jisu (2018-12-04). "Star Clusters in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4589 Hosting a Calcium-rich SN Ib (SN 2005CZ)". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329441641.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. doi:10.1038/nature09055. PMID 20485430. Bibcode: 2010Natur.465..326K.
External links
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 4589" (in en). https://in-the-sky.org//data/object.php?id=NGC4589.
- NGC 4589 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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