NGC 634

NGC 634
Picture created from images taken with the Wide Field Channel of Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension01h 38m 18.679s
Declination+35° 21′ 53.47″
Redshift0.016417
Heliocentric radial velocity4,925 km/s
Distance217.1 Mly (66.55 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0
Characteristics
TypeSa
Size144,000 ly (44.16 kpc) (diameter; D25 isophote)
Apparent size (V)2′.04 × 0′.55
Other designations
MCG+06-04-048, UGC 1164, PGC 6059

NGC 634 is a spiral galaxy, lying at a distance of 217.1 megalight-years away from the Milky Way in the northern constellation of Triangulum. This object was discovered on 26 October 1876 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. It is inclined by an angle of 82.4° to the line of sight from the Earth, and thus is being viewed nearly edge on.

Supernovae

One supernovae have been observed in NGC 634:

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ↑ Kochanek, C. S.; et al. (October 2001), "The K-Band Galaxy Luminosity Function", The Astrophysical Journal, 560 (2): 566–579, arXiv:astro-ph/0011456, Bibcode:2001ApJ...560..566K, doi:10.1086/322488, S2CID 119420446
  3. 1 2 3 Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (February 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. S2CID 11672751.
  4. 1 2 "NED results for object NGC 0634". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Leaman, Jesse; et al. (April 2011). "Nearby supernova rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search – I. The methods and data base". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (3): 1419–1440. arXiv:1006.4611. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.1419L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18158.x. S2CID 118430231.
  6. ↑ "NGC 634". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  7. ↑ "A perfect spiral with an explosive secret". Hubble Space Telescope. May 30, 2011. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  8. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 634". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Li, W.; et al. (January 2006). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernovae 2006Q, 2006R, 2006S". IAU Circular (8664): 2. Bibcode:2006IAUC.8664....2L.
  10. ↑ "SN 2006Q". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. 1 2 Nakano, S.; et al. (January 2008). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2008A in NGC 634". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1193): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1193....1N.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "SN 2008A". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 11 February 2026.