NGC 4659
NGC 4659 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4659:
NGC: | NGC 4659 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.48 |
Right Ascension: | 12:44:29.39 |
Declination: | 13:29:54.80 |
Major axis: | 1.75 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.24 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 176° |
Radial velocity: | 476 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00159 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS