| NGC 4603 | |
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A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4603. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 40m 55.2s[1] |
| Declination | -40° 58′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 2592 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Type | SA(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 3′.4 × 2′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 42510[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4603 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. It has been found to contain over 36 Cepheid variable stars, being the most distant galaxy the Hubble Space Telescope has found to contain Cepheid variable stars.