NGC 383

NGC 383
Hubble Legacy Archive image of NGC 383
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 07m 24.968s
Declination+32° 24′ 45.103″
Redshift0.017005
Distance209,000,000 ly
64 Mpc
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4
Characteristics
TypeS0
Size~149,700 ly (45.91 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)2.34′ × 1.95′
Other designations
3C 31, 4C 32.05, QSO B0104+321, UGC 689, MCG +05-03-053, PGC 3982, CGCG 501-087, VV 193a

NGC 383 is a double radio galaxy with a quasar-like appearance located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 12 September 1784. It is listed as a part of Arp 331 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

Recent discoveries by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in 2006 reveal that NGC 383 is being bisected by high energy relativistic jets traveling at relatively high fractions of the speed of light. The relativistic electrons in the jets are detected as synchrotron radiation in the x-ray and radio wavelengths. The focus of this intense energy is the galactic center of NGC 383. The relativistic electron jets detected as synchrotron radiation extend for several thousand parsecs and then appear to dissipate at the ends in the form of streamers or filaments.

NGC 452 Group

There are four other nearby galaxies NGC 379, NGC 380, NGC 385, and NGC 384 which are suspected of being closely associated with NGC 383, as well as several other galaxies at relatively close distance.

NGC 383 is considered to be part of a galaxy group known as LGG 18 or NGC 452 Group. It has at least 17 members, which are NGC 382, NGC 385, NGC 399, NGC 403, NGC 420, NGC 443, NGC 444, NGC 392, NGC 452, NGC 374, NGC 388, NGC 410, NGC 414, IC 1654, IC 1618 and IC 1652.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 383:

Two jets coming from 3C 31.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 0383". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 383". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "NGC 383". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 383". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Arp, Halton (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 14: 1. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147.
  6. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  7. ↑ Conseil, E.; Arlic, G.; Kugel, F.; Mantero, A.; Klotz, A.; Tartaglia, L.; Pastorello, A.; Benetti, S.; Cappellaro, E.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Ochner, P.; Terreran, G.; Tomasella, L.; Turatto, M. (2015). "Supernova 2015ar in NGC 383 = PSN J01072038+3223598". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (4193): 1. Bibcode:2015CBET.4193....1C.
  8. ↑ "SN 2015ar". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Conseil, E.; Arlic, G. (11 November 2015). "CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports" for PSN J01072038+3223598". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "SN 2017hle". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 January 2025.