NGC 4689
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- H2G
- Distance
- 2,841 light-years
- Redshift
- z = 0.005428479242588491
- Morphology
- SA
- Coordinates
- RA 191.9398° · Dec 13.7628°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Right ascension
- 12 47 45.5
- Declination
- 13 ° 45 ′ 46 ″
- Redshift
- 0.005390/1616 km/s
- Distance
- 54,025,244 ly
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Type
- SA(rs)bc, LINER
- Size
- ~78,581.58 ly (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 4.3 x 3.5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Distance from Earth
- 14
- Image
- SDSS NGC 4689.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 43186
- Commons category
- NGC 4689
- redshift
- 0.005390
- right ascension
- 191.93982011156840
- galaxy morphological type
- SAbc
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-04-12
- apparent magnitude
- 7.961
- declination
- 13.76281895050080
- radial velocity
- 1531
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4689 is a spiral galaxy located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. NGC 4689 is also classified as a LINER galaxy. NGC 4689 is inclined at an angle of about 36° which means that the galaxy is seen almost face-on to the Earth's line of sight. NGC 4689 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Physical characteristics
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