NGC 4596
NGC 4596 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4596:
| NGC: | NGC 4596 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.36 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.72 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:39:55.95 |
| Declination: | 10:10:34.10 |
| Major axis: | 3.93 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.3 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 120° |
| Radial velocity: | 1972 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0066 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS