Right ascension 12 44 49.0 Redshift 2880 ± 3 km/s Magnitude 13.9 Apparent magnitude (V) 13.9 | Declination −40° 42′ 52″ Apparent size (V) 1′.6 × 0′.8 Constellation Centaurus | |
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Type S0/a pec / Polar-ring galaxy Similar NGC 4622, NGC 4603, NGC 2685, NGC 4700, NGC 4605 | ||
Muse views the unusual galaxy ngc 4650a
NGC 4650A is a polar-ring lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. It should not be confused with the spiral galaxy NGC 4650, which shares almost the same radial distance as NGC 4650A. The real distance between both galaxies is only about 6 times the optical radius of NGC 4650.
References
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