NGC 3074
| NGC 3074 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3074 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Right ascension | 09h 59m 41.2437s |
| Declination | +35° 23′ 34.050″ |
| Redshift | 0.017130±0.0000117 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,135±4 km/s |
| Distance | 259.5 ± 18.2 Mly (79.57 ± 5.58 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2g |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c |
| Size | ~38,700 ly (11.87 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 2.1′ |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 09567+3537, UGC 5366, MCG +06-22-047, PGC 28888, CGCG 182-054 | |
NGC 3074 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,395±18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 259.5 ± 18.2 Mly (79.57 ± 5.58 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 March 1786.
NGC 3074 is an active galaxy nucleus candidate, 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.
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 3074:
- SN 1965N (Type II, mag. 15.8) was discovered by Polish astronomer Konrad Rudnicki on 21 December 1965.
- SN 2002cp (Type Ib/c, mag. 17.9) was discovered by LOTOSS (Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches) on 28 April 2002.
- SN 2019bqe (Type Ia, mag. 18.2) was discovered by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 7 March 2019.
See also
References
- 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3074". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 3074". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Herschel, W. (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
- ↑ "NGC 3074". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Zwicky, F. (1966). "The 1965 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 78 (465): 471. Bibcode:1966PASP...78..471Z. doi:10.1086/128398.
- ↑ "SN 1965N". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Ganeshalingam, M.; Li, W. D. (2002). "Supernova 2002cp in NGC 3074". International Astronomical Union Circular (7887): 1. Bibcode:2002IAUC.7887....1G.
- ↑ "SN 2002cp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "SN 2019bqe". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
External links
Media related to NGC 3074 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3074 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
