NGC 2315

NGC 2315
NGC 2315 imaged by Pan-STARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLynx
Right ascension07h 02m 33.0779s
Declination+50° 35′ 25.930″
Redshift0.021000±0.000200
Heliocentric radial velocity6,296±60 km/s
Distance306.4 ± 21.8 Mly (93.94 ± 6.69 Mpc)
Group or clusterLDC 484
Apparent magnitude (V)14.57
Characteristics
TypeS0/a
Size~186,200 ly (57.08 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.3′ × 0.4′
Other designations
IRAS F06587+5039, 2MASX J07023303+5035261, UGC 3633, MCG +08-13-045, PGC 20045, CGCG 234-041

NGC 2315 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,369±60 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 306.4 ± 21.8 Mly (93.94 ± 6.69 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 16 February 1831.

NGC 2315 is a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure. It also has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

LDC 484 Group

NGC 2315 is a member of a group of galaxies known as LDC 484. This group contains 47 galaxies, including NGC 2320, NGC 2321 [fr], NGC 2322 [fr], NGC 2326, NGC 2329 [fr], NGC 2332 [fr], NGC 2340, IC 458 [de], and IC 465 [de].

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2315:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 2315". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2315". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Miller, Neal A.; Owen, Frazer N. (2001). "The Radio Galaxy Populations of Nearby Northern Abell Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 134 (2): 355. arXiv:astro-ph/0101114. Bibcode:2001ApJS..134..355M. doi:10.1086/320857.
  4. ↑ "NGC 2315". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  7. ↑ "[CHM2007] LDC 484". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Blanchard, P.; Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Pogge, R. W.; Garnavich, P.; Pedani, M. (2011). "Supernova 2011ay in NGC 2315 = PSN J07023406+5035250". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2678): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2678....1B.
  9. ↑ "SN 2011ay". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  10. ↑ Foley, Ryan J.; Challis, P. J.; Chornock, R.; Ganeshalingam, M.; Li, W.; Marion, G. H.; Morrell, N. I.; Pignata, G.; Stritzinger, M. D.; Silverman, J. M.; Wang, X.; Anderson, J. P.; Filippenko, A. V.; Freedman, W. L.; Hamuy, M.; Jha, S. W.; Kirshner, R. P.; McCully, C.; Persson, S. E.; Phillips, M. M.; Reichart, D. E.; Soderberg, A. M. (2013). "Type Iax Supernovae: A New Class of Stellar Explosion". The Astrophysical Journal. 767 (1): 57. arXiv:1212.2209. Bibcode:2013ApJ...767...57F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/767/1/57.