Q942024
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- SyG
- Redshift
- z = 0.00209
- Morphology
- S_AB
- Coordinates
- RA 190.4696° · Dec 41.2739°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Right ascension
- 12 41 52.7
- Declination
- +41 ° 16 ′ 26 ″
- Redshift
- 609 ± 1 km/ s
- Apparent magnitude v
- 13.2g
- Type
- SAB(rs)m pec
- Apparent size v
- 1.3 ′ × 1.2 ′
- Notable features
- Asymmetric; Single spiral arm
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- intermediate spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Distance from Earth
- 10.2
- Image
- The dwarf galaxy NGC 4625.jpg
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- Commons category
- NGC 4625
- redshift
- 0.002030
- catalog code
- LEDA 42607
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1787-04-09
- apparent magnitude
- 9.745
- radial velocity
- 626
- right ascension
- 190.4695875
- declination
- 41.2737194
- epoch
- J2000.0
- galaxy morphological type
- SAcd
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4625 is a distorted dwarf galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy is formally classified as a Sm galaxy, which means that its structure vaguely resembles the structure of spiral galaxies. The galaxy is sometimes referred to as a Magellanic spiral because of its resemblance to the Large Magellanic Cloud's single-arm structure.
Structure
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