NGC 3191 (also known as NGC 3192) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on 5 February 1788 by William Herschel. It is located at a distance of about 400 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3191 is about 115,000 light years across.
| NGC 3191 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3191 (center) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 19m 05.1s[1] |
| Declination | 46° 27′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 9182 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 411 Mly (126 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)bc pec [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8′ × 0.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3192, UGC 5565, MCG +08-19-018, PGC 30136[1] | |
The galaxy has been distorted and interacts with a companion about 0.5 arcminutes to the west, a galaxy identified as KUG 1015+467. An extremely blue tidal bridge lies between them.[2] It was discovered by Gaia on 23 May 2017.
Supernovae
editThree supernovae have been observed in NGC 3191:
- SN 1988B (type Ia, mag. 15.5) was discovered by Paul Wild on 18 January 1988, 10" north of the galaxy's center.[3][4]
- PTF10bgl (type II-P, mag. unknown) was discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory on 6 February 2010.[5]
- SN 2017egm (type SLSN-I, mag. 16.72) was identified as a Type I superluminous supernova.[6] It is the closest supernova of this type observed and also the first to be found in a massive spiral galaxy.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3191. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ Takeuchi, Tsutomu T.; Tomita, Akihiko; Nakanishi, Kouichiro; Ishii, Takako T.; Iwata, Ikuru; Saito, Mamoru (April 1999). "Photometric Properties of Kiso Ultraviolet - Excess Galaxies in the Lynx - Ursa Major Region". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 121 (2): 445–472. arXiv:astro-ph/9810161. Bibcode:1999ApJS..121..445T. doi:10.1086/313203. S2CID 15506322.
- ^ Schildknecht, T.; Wild, P. (1988). "Possible Supernova in NGC 3191". International Astronomical Union Circular (4533): 2. Bibcode:1988IAUC.4533....2S.
- ^ "SN 1988B". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "WISeREP page for PTF10bgl". Weizmann Interactive Supernova Data Repository. Weizmann Institute of Science. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "SN 2017egm". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Bose, Subhash; Dong, Subo; Pastorello, A.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Kochanek, C. S.; Mauerhan, Jon; et al. (2 August 2017). "Gaia17biu/SN 2017egm in NGC 3191: The closest hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova to date is in a "normal", massive, metal-rich spiral galaxy". The Astrophysical Journal. 853 (1): 57. arXiv:1708.00864. Bibcode:2018ApJ...853...57B. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaa298. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 54610579.
External links
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Media related to NGC 3191 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 3191 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
