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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4603

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4603

About the Object

  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Centaurus
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    108 million light-years (33 million parsecs)

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    May - July, 1996; June - July, 1997
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 4603
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    May 25, 1999
  • Science Release
    Hubble Completes Eight-Year Effort to Measure Expanding Universe
  • Credit
    Jeffrey Newman (Univ. of California at Berkeley) and NASA

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Contact
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov