NGC 1300

NGC 1300
NGC 1300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 19m 41.0253s (49.920939)
Declination−19° 24′ 40.149″ (−19.411153)
Redshift0.005260 (1577 ± 4 km/s)
Distance61.3 Mly (18.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.4
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(s)bc
Size130,000 ly (39.40 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)6.2′ × 4.1′
Notable featuresHuge bar-shaped core and two spiral arms
Other designations
ESO 547 -G 31, IRAS 03174-1935, UGCA 66, MCG -03-09-018, PGC 12412

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 69 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 130,000 light-years across. It is a member of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies, in a subgroup of 2–4 galaxies in the cluster known as the NGC 1300 Group. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 11 December 1835.

Nucleus

In the core of the larger spiral structure of NGC 1300, the nucleus shows a "grand-design" spiral structure that is about 3,300 light-years long. Only galaxies with large-scale bars appear to have these grand-design inner disks — a spiral within a spiral. Models suggest that the gas in a bar can be funneled inwards, and then spiral into the center through the grand-design disk, where it can potentially fuel a central supermassive black hole (SMBH). NGC 1300 is not known to have an active nucleus, indicating that its central black hole is not accreting matter. The SMBH has a mass of 7.3+6.9
−3.5×107 M☉.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1300:

Infrared observation of spiral galaxy NGC1300 in the constellation Eridanus.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1300. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. ↑ Atkinson, J.W.; et al. (2005). "Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359 (2): 504–520. arXiv:astro-ph/0502573. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID 16193663.
  3. ↑ Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
  4. ↑ "NGC 1300, a barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus". annesastronomynews.com. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  5. ↑ "The Fornax and Eridanus Clusters". An Atlas of The Universe. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  6. ↑ Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  8. ↑ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X.
  9. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1300–1349". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Graham, Alister W. (November 2008). "Populating the Galaxy Velocity Dispersion – Supermassive Black Hole Mass Diagram: A Catalogue of (Mbh, σ) Values". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 25 (4): 167–175. arXiv:0807.2549. Bibcode:2008PASA...25..167G. doi:10.1071/AS08013. S2CID 89905.
  11. ↑ Atkinson, J. W.; et al. (2005). "Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359 (2): 504–520. arXiv:astro-ph/0502573. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID 16193663.
  12. ↑ "SN 2022acko". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Bishop, David. "Supernova 2022acko in NGC 1300". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 2023-02-17.