NGC 1300

NGC 1300
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1300
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 19m 41.1s (49.9210)[1]
Declination−19° 24′ 41″ (-19.4112)[1]
Redshift0.005260 (1577 ± 4 km/s)[1]
Distance61.3 Mly (18.8 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.4[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(s)bc[1]
Size110,000 light years in diameter
Apparent size (V)6.2′ × 4.1′[1]
Notable featuresHuge bar-shaped core and two spiral arms
Other designations
MCG-03-09-018,[1] ESO 547 -G 31,[1]
PGC 12412,[1] UGCA 066[1]

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across. It is a member of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies,[3][4][5] in a subgroup of 2-4 galaxies in the cluster known as the NGC 1300 Group.[6][7][8] It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.[9]

Nucleus

In the core of the larger spiral structure of NGC 1300, the nucleus shows a "grand-design" spiral structure that is about 3,300 light-years long. Only galaxies with large-scale bars appear to have these grand-design inner disks — a spiral within a spiral. Models suggest that the gas in a bar can be funneled inwards, and then spiral into the center through the grand-design disk, where it can potentially fuel a central supermassive black hole (SMBH). NGC 1300 is not known to have an active nucleus, indicating that its central black hole is not accreting matter. The SMBH has a mass of 7.3+6.9
−3.5×107 M☉.[10][11]

At least one supernova has been observed in NGC 1300: SN 2022acko (type IIP, mag. 15.8).[12][13]

Infrared observation of spiral galaxy NGC1300 in the constellation Eridanus.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1300. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. ^ Atkinson, J.W.; et al. (2005). "Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359 (2): 504–520. arXiv:astro-ph/0502573. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID 16193663.
  3. ^ Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
  4. ^ "NGC 1300, a barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus". annesastronomynews.com. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  5. ^ "The Fornax and Eridanus Clusters". An Atlas of The Universe. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  6. ^ Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  7. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  8. ^ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X.
  9. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1300 - 1349". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. ^ Graham, Alister W. (November 2008). "Populating the Galaxy Velocity Dispersion - Supermassive Black Hole Mass Diagram: A Catalogue of (Mbh, σ) Values". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 25 (4): 167–175. arXiv:0807.2549. Bibcode:2008PASA...25..167G. doi:10.1071/AS08013. S2CID 89905.
  11. ^ Atkinson, J. W.; et al. (2005). "Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359 (2): 504–520. arXiv:astro-ph/0502573. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID 16193663.
  12. ^ SN 2022acko Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. ^ David Bishop. "Supernova 2022acko in NGC 1300". Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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