NGC 3883

NGC 3883
SDSS image of NGC 3883.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 46m 47.2s[1]
Declination20° 40′ 32″[1]
Redshift0.023433[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7025 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.40[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)b[1]
Size~236,000 ly (72.5 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Apparent size (V)3.0 x 2.4[1]
Other designations
CGCG 127-54, MCG 4-28-53, NPM1G +20.0286, PGC 36740, UGC 6754[1]

NGC 3883 is a large[3] low surface brightness[4][5] spiral galaxy located about 330 million light-years away[6] in the constellation Leo.[7] NGC 3883 has a prominent bulge but does not host an AGN. The galaxy also has flocculent spiral arms in its disk.[5] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1785[8] and is a member of the Leo Cluster.[3][9]

Star formation

Despite being rich in neutral atomic hydrogen (HI), NGC 3883 is very red and has a low amount of H-alpha emission.[10][3] This suggests the star formation in the galaxy ended a long time ago while the inner regions continued to form stars that enriched the interstellar medium (ISM) and eventually used up the remaining gas. Possibly, the outer regions of NGC 3883 went through only a few generations of star formation because the HI density has been low throughout the galaxy's life.[3] However, J. Donas et al. suggests that the UV emission of NGC 3883 which comes mainly from the disk of the galaxy is coming from young intermediate mass stars and reveals star formation in the outer regions of NGC 3883.[10]

Because of a low amount of star formation[11][12] ongoing in NGC 3883, it has been classified as an anemic galaxy.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3883. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. ^ Schombert, J. (1998). "Active Galactic Nucleus Activity in Giant, Low Surface Brightness Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 116 (4): 1650–1656. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.1650S. doi:10.1086/300558. ISSN 1538-3881.
  3. ^ a b c d M., van der Hulst, J.; D., Skillman, E.; C., Kennicutt, R.; D., Bothun, G. (May 1987). "The neutral hydrogen content of red spiral galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 177: 63. Bibcode:1987A&A...177...63V. ISSN 0004-6361.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Impey, Chris; Bothun, Greg (June 1, 1989). "Malin 1 - A quiescent disk galaxy". The Astrophysical Journal. 341: 89–104. Bibcode:1989ApJ...341...89I. doi:10.1086/167474. ISSN 0004-637X.
  5. ^ a b Ramya, S.; Prabhu, T. P.; Das, M. (2011-12-01). "Active galactic nucleus activity and black hole masses in low surface brightness galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 418 (2): 789–800. arXiv:1108.0763. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.418..789R. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19530.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 119279755.
  6. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  7. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3883". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  8. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3850 - 3899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  9. ^ "NGC 3883". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  10. ^ a b J., Donas; V., Buat; B., Milliard; M., Laget (August 1990). "Ultraviolet observations of galaxies in nearby clusters. I - Star formation rate in spiral galaxies of Abell 1367". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 235: 60. Bibcode:1990A&A...235...60D. ISSN 0004-6361.
  11. ^ van den Bergh, S. (June 15, 1976). "A new classification system for galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 206: 883–887. Bibcode:1976ApJ...206..883V. doi:10.1086/154452. ISSN 0004-637X.
  12. ^ a b P., Amram; M., Marcelin; C., Balkowski; V., Cayatte; III, Sullivan, W. T.; E., Le Coarer (January 1994). "Halpha velocity fields and rotation curves of galaxies in clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 103: 5. Bibcode:1994A&AS..103....5A. ISSN 0365-0138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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