NGC 5920

NGC 5920
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 21m 51.85s
Declination+07d 42m 31.75s
Redshift0.04419
Heliocentric radial velocity13,584 km/s
Distance712 Mly (218.3 Mpc)
Group or clusterMKW 3
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Apparent magnitude (B)14.7
Characteristics
TypeRadio galaxy, BCG
Size300,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 54839, UGC 9822, 4C 07.41, Z 49-145, FIRST J152151.85+074231, PKS 1519+07, 3C 318.1

NGC 5920 is a large lenticular galaxy located in the Serpens constellation.[1][2][3] Discovered on March 30, 1887, by American astronomer Lewis Swift,[4] NGC 5920 is 711 million light-years distant from planet Earth.[5] It is a narrow-line radio galaxy[6] and about 300,000 light-years in diameter.

Characteristics

NGC 5920 has an active galactic nucleus. It presents a radio jet. In addition, it hosts a radio source in its core called 3C 318.1, indicating emissions of strong radio waves.[7] NGC 5920 was studied by Chandra-MUSE, in which X-ray and optical filament analysis in clusters were carried out.[8] The main purpose for this was to find the excitation process responsible for increased filament emission. The research was further improved by following the cold gas phase and through study of intensive ratios in emission lines that caused the excitation. Researchers found that, there was a spatial connection between the filaments that are cold and having lower metal abundance levels.[8]

Group Membership

NGC 5920 is the brightest cluster galaxy of a small galaxy cluster which is known as MKW 3.[9][10] Apart from it, another radio galaxy NGC 5919, is also located there.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NGC 5920 - Lenticular Galaxy in | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  2. ^ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 5920 | galaxy in Serpens | NGC List". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  3. ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5900 - 5949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. ^ "NGC 5920 Facts (UGC 9822) & Distance". Universe Guide. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  6. ^ Speranza, G.; Balmaverde, B.; Capetti, A.; Massaro, F.; Tremblay, G.; Marconi, A.; Venturi, G.; Chiaberge, M.; Baldi, R. D.; Baum, S.; Grandi, P.; Meyer, E. T.; O'Dea, C.; Sparks, W.; Terrazas, B. A. (2021-09-01). "The MURALES survey - IV. Searching for nuclear outflows in 3C radio galaxies at z < 0.3 with MUSE observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 653: A150. arXiv:2106.09743. Bibcode:2021A&A...653A.150S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140686. ISSN 0004-6361.
  7. ^ Kellermann, K. I.; Pauliny-Toth, I. I. K.; Williams, P. J. S. (1969). "The Spectra of Radio Sources in the Revised 3c Catalogue". The Astrophysical Journal. 157: 1. Bibcode:1969ApJ...157....1K. doi:10.1086/150046. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. ^ a b "Analysis of cold X-ray filaments in 3C 318.1".
  9. ^ G.A., Kriss; C.R., Canizares; J.E., McClintock; E.D., Feigelson (1980). "Detection of extended X-ray emission surrounding cD galaxies in poor clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 235 (2): L61. Bibcode:1980ApJ...235L..61K. doi:10.1086/183159.
  10. ^ Jimenez-Gallardo, A.; Massaro, F.; Balmaverde, B.; Paggi, A.; Capetti, A.; Forman, W. R.; Kraft, R. P.; Baldi, R. D.; Mahatma, V. H.; Mazzucchelli, C.; Missaglia, V.; Ricci, F.; Venturi, G.; Baum, S. A.; Liuzzo, E. (2021-05-01). "Raining in MKW 3 s: A Chandra-MUSE Analysis of X-Ray Cold Filaments around 3CR 318.1". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 912 (2): L25. arXiv:2104.07677. Bibcode:2021ApJ...912L..25J. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/abf6db. ISSN 2041-8205.