NGC 4650A
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| NGC 4650A | |
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4650A. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 44m 49.0s[1] |
| Declination | -40° 42′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 2880 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Type | Polar-ring galaxy[2][3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1′.6 × 0′.8[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 42951[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4650A is a polar-ring galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4650A. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ J. L. Sérsic (1967). "Southern Peculiar Galaxies III". Zeitschrift für Astrophysik 67: 306–311.
- ^ B. C. Whitmore, D. B. McElroy, F. Schweizer (1987). "The shape of the dark halo in polar-ring galaxies". Astrophysical Journal 314: 439–456. doi:.
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