NGC 2599
| NGC 2599 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2599 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 32m 11.3248s |
| Declination | +22° 33′ 37.967″ |
| Redshift | 0.015857±0.00000233 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,754±1 km/s |
| Distance | 240.4 ± 16.9 Mly (73.70 ± 5.17 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.08 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAa |
| Size | ~182,100 ly (55.82 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9′ × 1.7′ |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 08292+2243, 2MASS J08321132+2233380, UGC 4458, MCG +04-20-067, Mrk 389, PGC 23941, CGCG 119-122 | |
NGC 2599 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,997±17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 240.4 ± 16.9 Mly (73.70 ± 5.17 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 16 November 1784.
NGC 2599 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.
NGC 2599 is a galaxy whose nucleus shines brightly in the ultraviolet and is listed in the Markarian catalogue as Mrk 389.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2599: SN 1965P (type unknown, mag. 15.7) was discovered by Howard S. Gates on 6 March 1965.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 2599". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2599". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "NGC 2599". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Markaryan, B. E.; Lipovetskii, V. A. (1974). "Galaxies with an ultraviolet continuum. IV". Astrophysics. 7 (4): 299. Bibcode:1971Ap......7..299M. doi:10.1007/BF01003012. S2CID 189854546.
- ↑ Zwicky, F.; Sargent, W. L. W.; Kowal, C. (June 1969). "The 1968 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 81 (483): 224. Bibcode:1969PASP...81..224Z. doi:10.1086/128764.
- ↑ "SN 1965P". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
External links
Media related to NGC 2599 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2599 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
