NGC 1300 explained

NGC 1300
Epoch:J2000
Type:(R')SB(s)bc[1]
Ra: (49.9210)
Dec: (-19.4112)
Dist Ly:61.3 Mly (18.8 Mpc)[2]
Z:0.005260 (1577 ± 4 km/s)
Appmag V:11.4
Size V:6.2 × 4.1
Size:110,000 light years in diameter
Constellation Name:Eridanus
Notes:Huge bar-shaped core and two spiral arms
Names:MCG-03-09-018, ESO 547 -G 31,
PGC 12412, UGCA 066

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across. It is a member of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies,[3] [4] [5] in a subgroup of 2-4 galaxies in the cluster known as the NGC 1300 Group.[6] [7] [8] It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.[9]

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 .[10]

At least one supernova has been observed in NGC 1300: SN 2022acko (type IIP, mag. 15.8).[11]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1300 . 2007-03-15.
  2. Atkinson, J.W. . etal . 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 . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x . astro-ph/0502573. 2005MNRAS.359..504A . 2005 . 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 . 0365-0138.
  4. Web site: NGC 1300, a barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus. annesastronomynews.com. 2013-08-18. 2012-04-27.
  5. Web site: The Fornax and Eridanus Clusters. An Atlas of The Universe. 2010-05-03.
  6. Book: Tully, R. Brent . Nearby galaxies catalog . 1988 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-35299-4 . Cambridge ; New York.
  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 . 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 . 178–194 . 10.1086/317070 . 0004-637X.
  9. Web site: Seligman. Courtney. Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1300 - 1349. cseligman.com. 25 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150612003714/http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc13.htm. 12 June 2015. dead.
  10. Atkinson. J. W. . etal . 2005. Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics. astro-ph/0502573. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359. 2 . 504–520. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x . 2005MNRAS.359..504A . 16193663 .
  11. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022acko SN 2022acko

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