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NGC 4589

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 4589 is referenced by 600 other articles, and connects out to NGC 4624, epoch and NGC 4517.

It sits within the topics Draco (constellation), Elliptical galaxies and NGC objects.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Draco
Right ascension: 12 37 24.9875
Declination: +74 ° 11 ′ 30.903 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2,002 km/s
Galactocentric velocity: 2,154 km/s
Distance: 73.03 ± 0.46 Mly (22.39 ± 0.14 Mpc )
Apparent magnitude v: 10.73 ± 0.15
Apparent magnitude b: 11.69 ± 0.15
Absolute magnitude v: −21.41 ± 0.23
Type: E2
Apparent size v: 3.47′ × 2.75′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: low-ionization nuclear emission-line region
Constellation: Draco
Distance from Earth: 32.18
Image: NGC 4589 Hubble WikiSky.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 4589
galaxy morphological type: E
catalog code: LEDA 42139
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1797-11-22
apparent magnitude: 7.758
redshift: 0.006605
right ascension: 189.35410
declination: 74.19190
radial velocity: 1946
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4589 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Draco constellation. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on November 22, 1797. This galaxy lies at a distance of 73.0 million light-years (22.39 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 2,002 km/s. It is known by its designations PGC 42139 or UGC 7797.

The morphological classification of NGC 4589 is E2 in the De Vaucouleurs system, Indicating this is an elliptical galaxy with a ratio of 5:4 between the major and minor axes. It is a bright source of X-ray emission and is a LINER-type galaxy. There is a dusty disk that is aligned with the minor axis, which is likely the remnant of a merger with a gas-rich galaxy. NGC 4589 has a large population of globular clusters, estimated at 640±50. A small population of young star clusters with an age of less than a billion years are located in the central region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4589” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.