NGC 2599

NGC 2599
NGC 2599 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension08h 32m 11.3248s[1]
Declination+22° 33′ 37.967″[1]
Redshift0.015857±0.00000233[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,754±1 km/s[1]
Distance240.4 ± 16.9 Mly (73.70 ± 5.17 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.08[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAa[1]
Size~182,100 ly (55.82 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 1.7′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 08292+2243, 2MASS J08321132+2233380, UGC 4458, MCG +04-20-067, Mrk 389, PGC 23941, CGCG 119-122[1]

NGC 2599 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,997±17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 240.4 ± 16.9 Mly (73.70 ± 5.17 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 16 November 1784.[2][3]

NGC 2599 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[4]

NGC 2599 is a galaxy whose nucleus shines brightly in the ultraviolet and is listed in the Markarian catalogue as Mrk 389.[5]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2599: SN 1965P (type unknown, mag. 15.7) was discovered by Howard S. Gates on 6 March 1965.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 2599". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2599". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ^ "NGC 2599". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ^ Markaryan, B. E.; Lipovetskii, V. A. (1974). "Galaxies with an ultraviolet continuum. IV". Astrophysics. 7 (4): 299. Bibcode:1971Ap......7..299M. doi:10.1007/BF01003012. S2CID 189854546.
  6. ^ Zwicky, F.; Sargent, W. L. W.; Kowal, C. (June 1969). "The 1968 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 81 (483): 224. Bibcode:1969PASP...81..224Z. doi:10.1086/128764.
  7. ^ "SN 1965P". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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