NGC 1320 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,620 ± 15 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 38.6 ± 2.7 Mpc (∼126 million ly).[1] It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.[2]
| NGC 1320 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1320, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 24m 48s |
| Declination | -03° 02’ 31” |
| Redshift | 0.009283 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,783 km/s |
| Distance | 126 Mly (38.6 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14 |
| Surface brightness | 23.01 mag/arcsec2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAa |
| Size | 68,100 ly |
| Other designations | |
| Mrk 607, PGC 12756, KUG 0322-032, IRAS 03222-0313, MCG -01-09-036 | |
The luminosity class of NGC 1320 is I and it is an active Seyfert 2 galaxy.[1] NGC 1320 is a galaxy whose core shines in the ultraviolet region. It is listed in the Markarian catalog under the symbol Mrk 607 (MK 607).[3]
To date, a non-redshift-based measurement gives a distance of approximately 37,700 Mpc (∼123 million ly).[4] This value is within the Hubble distance values.
Supermassive black hole
editAccording to the authors of a paper published in 2002, the mass of the central black hole of NGC 1230 is 1.51 x 107 𝑀⊙. A study carried out in 2007 on 90 Seyfert 2 type galaxies using velocity dispersion made it possible to estimate the mass of their central supermassive black holes. For NGC 1320, the mass of the black hole is 15 ×106 𝑀⊙.[5][6]
According to another study published in 2012 and based on the dispersion of the velocities of the central region of NGC 3982, the mass of the central black hole would be 19.5 million 𝑀⊙.[5][7]
Supernova
editThe supernova SN 1994aa (type Ia, mag. 17)[8] was discovered in NGC 1320 on September 11, 1994, by the Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught.[9]
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1300 - 1349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Wolfgang NGC & IC catalog galactic list". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1320". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ a b Gu, Q.; Bian, W. (October 30, 2006). "THE ACCRETION RATIOS IN SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES WITH AND WITHOUT HIDDEN BROAD-LINE" (PDF). ArXiv. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Woo, Jong‐Hak; Urry, C. Megan (2002-11-10). "Active Galactic Nucleus Black Hole Masses and Bolometric Luminosities". The Astrophysical Journal. 579 (2): 530–544. doi:10.1086/342878. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Marinucci, Andrea; Bianchi, Stefano; Nicastro, Fabrizio; Matt, Giorgio; Goulding, Andy D. (2012-03-15). "THE LINK BETWEEN THE HIDDEN BROAD LINE REGION AND THE ACCRETION RATE IN SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES". The Astrophysical Journal. 748 (2): 130. arXiv:1201.5397. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/748/2/130. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1994aa. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Other Supernovae images". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20.