NGC 4603

NGC 4603
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4603.
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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4603. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-01.