NGC 4650A | |
Credit: | HST/NASA/ESA. |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Z: | 2880 ± 3 km/s |
Appmag V: | 13.9 |
Size V: | 1.6 × 0.8 |
Constellation Name: | Centaurus |
Type: | S0/a pec / Polar-ring galaxy |
Names: | PGC 42951 |
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 isonly about 6 times the optical radius of NGC 4650.