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EntityQ942024· pop 35· linked from 509 articles

spiral 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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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q942024” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.