NGC 3191

NGC 3191
SDSS image of NGC 3191 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 19m 05.1s[1]
Declination46° 27′ 15″[1]
Redshift9182 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance411 Mly (126 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.2
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)bc pec [1]
Apparent size (V)0.8′ × 0.6′[1]
Other designations
NGC 3192, UGC 5565, MCG +08-19-018, PGC 30136[1]

NGC 3191 (also known as NGC 3192) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on 5 February 1788 by William Herschel. It is located at a distance of about 400 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3191 is about 115,000 light years across.

The galaxy has been distorted and interacts with a companion about 0.5 arcminutes to the west, a galaxy identified as KUG 1015+467. An extremely blue tidal bridge lies between them.[2] It was discovered by Gaia on 23 May 2017.

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 3191: SN 1988B, PTF10bgl, and SN 2017egm. SN 1988B was discovered by P. Wild 10" north of the galaxy's center. On Jan. 18.94 and 21.85 UT, it was magnitude 15.5.[3] It was a type Ia supernova.[4] PTF10bgl (type II-P, mag. unknown) was discoverd on 6 February 2010 by the Palomar Transient Factory.[5] SN 2017egm was identified as a Type I superluminous supernova. It is the closest supernova of this type observed and also the first to be found in a massive spiral galaxy.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3191. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ^ Takeuchi, Tsutomu T.; Tomita, Akihiko; Nakanishi, Kouichiro; Ishii, Takako T.; Iwata, Ikuru; Saito, Mamoru (April 1999). "Photometric Properties of Kiso Ultraviolet - Excess Galaxies in the Lynx - Ursa Major Region". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 121 (2): 445–472. arXiv:astro-ph/9810161. Bibcode:1999ApJS..121..445T. doi:10.1086/313203. S2CID 15506322.
  3. ^ "IAUC 4533". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "IAUC 4535". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "WISeREP page for PTF10bgl". Weizmann Interactive Supernova Data Repository. Weizmann Institute of Science. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Bose, Subhash; Dong, Subo; Pastorello, A.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Kochanek, C. S.; Mauerhan, Jon; et al. (2 August 2017). "Gaia17biu/SN 2017egm in NGC 3191: The closest hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova to date is in a "normal", massive, metal-rich spiral galaxy". The Astrophysical Journal. 853 (1): 57. arXiv:1708.00864. Bibcode:2018ApJ...853...57B. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaa298. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 54610579.