NGC 4596

NGC 4596
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4596.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 39m 55.9s[1]
Declination10° 10′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.006311[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1892 km/s[1]
Distance55 Mly (16.8 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.35[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^+(r)[1]
Size~55,700 ly (17.08 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)4.0 x 3.0[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-206, MCG 2-32-170, PGC 42401, UGC 7828, VCC 1813[1]

NGC 4596 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4596 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[4] NGC 4596 is a member of the Virgo Cluster[5][6] and has an inclination of about 38°.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4596. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4596". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  6. ^ Gerssen, J.; Kuijken, K.; Merrifield, M. R. (1999-07-11). "The pattern speed of the bar in NGC 4596". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 306 (4): 926–930. Bibcode:1999MNRAS.306..926G. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02627.x. ISSN 0035-8711.
  7. ^ Kent, Stephen M. (1990-08-01). "The bar in NGC 4596". The Astronomical Journal. 100: 377–386. Bibcode:1990AJ....100..377K. doi:10.1086/115521. ISSN 0004-6256.