NGC 4597
NGC 4597 is a Magellanic spiral 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 4597:
| NGC: | NGC 4597 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:40:12.93 |
| Declination: | -05:47:57.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 70° |
| Radial velocity: | 1038 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003468 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS