IC 4588

IC 4588
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension16h 05m 04.24s
Declination+23° 55′ 01.69″
Redshift0.053096
Heliocentric radial velocity15,918 km/s
Distance729 Mly (223.5 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.8
Characteristics
TypeE
Size64,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.30′ × 0.3′
Other designations
2MASS J16050425+2355015, 2MASX J16050427+2355015, LEDA 57025, PGC 57025, SDSS J160504.24+235501.6

IC 4588 is a type E[1] elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Serpens.[2][3] It is located 729 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and has a dimension of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin meaning its diameter is 64,000 light-years across.[5] IC 4588 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on July 15, 1903.[6]

In some galactic catalogues, NGC 6051 and IC 4588 have been listed as the same object.[7] However, O'Sullivan and associates (2011) have them as separate entities, with NGC 6051 being the central dominant galaxy of a cluster.[8]

Supernova

One supernova has been discovered in IC 4588 so far: SN 2023ifv.

SN 2023ifv

SN 2023ifv was discovered on May 13, 2023[9] by ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) which was developed by the University of Hawaii.[10] It was reported by multiple astronomers from University of Hawaii, South African Astronomical Observatory, ESO, UAI Obstech, Oxford/QUB, Queen's University Belfast, Oxford and Harvard; via a cyan-ATLAS filter which was taken using ATLAS Haleakala telescope.[11] The supernova reached a magnitude of 18.[12]

On May 19, 2023, C. Fremling, D. Neill, and Y. Sharma on the behalf of the SDEM Team from Caltech and the Zwicky Transient Facility, confirmed SN 2023ifv to be a Type Ia supernova.[13][14] The supernova probably resulted from the destruction of a white dwarf in a binary system.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ Astronomy, Go. "IC 4588 | galaxy in Serpens | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ Ford, Dominic. "IC4588 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 4588". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ "IC 4588". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  8. ^ O'Sullivan, Ewan; et al. (March 2011). "A deep Chandra observation of the poor cluster AWM 4 - II. The role of the radio jets in enriching the intracluster medium". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 411 (3): 1833–1842. arXiv:1010.0610. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.411.1833O. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17812.x.
  9. ^ "Lasair. A UK Alert Stream Broker and Transient Science Platform". metatags.io. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  10. ^ "ATLAS - The ATLAS Project". atlas.fallingstar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  11. ^ "Discovery certificate for object 2023ifv | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  12. ^ "Bright Supernovae - 2023". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  13. ^ "Classification certificate for object 2023ifv | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  14. ^ "SN 2023ifv | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  15. ^ Liu, Zheng-Wei; Röpke, Friedrich K.; Han, Zhanwen (2023-08-01). "Type Ia Supernova Explosions in Binary Systems: A Review". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 23 (8): 082001. arXiv:2305.13305. Bibcode:2023RAA....23h2001L. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/acd89e. ISSN 1674-4527.
  16. ^ Maguire, Kate (2016), Alsabti, Athem W.; Murdin, Paul (eds.), "Type Ia Supernovae", Handbook of Supernovae, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–24, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20794-0_36-1, ISBN 978-3-319-20794-0, retrieved 2024-05-08