Arp 299

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Arp 299
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 3690 (2008-04-24).jpg
Arp 299 with NGC 3690 (left) & IC 694 (right), imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 28m 33.13s
Declination +58° 33 58.0
Redshift 0.010
Distance 130 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)11
Characteristics
Type SBm pec. / IBm pec.
Apparent size  (V)2′.4 × 1′.9
Notable features interacting galaxies
Other designations
IC 694, NGC 3690, VV 118, Mrk 171

Arp 299 (parts of it also known as IC 694 and NGC 3690) is a pair of colliding galaxies approximately 134 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Both of the galaxies involved in the collision are barred irregular galaxies. NGC 3690 was discovered on 18 March 1790 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. [1]

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It is not completely clear which object is historically called IC 694. According to some sources, the small appendage more than an arcminute northwest of the main pair is actually IC 694, not the primary (eastern) companion. [2] [3]

The interaction of the two galaxies in Arp 299 produced young powerful starburst regions similar to those seen in II Zw 96. [4]

Supernovae

Since 1992, fifteen supernovae have been detected in Arp 299:

HostSupernovaTypeMagnitude
NGC 3690SN 1992bu [5] unknown16.6
NGC 3690SN 1993G [6] Type II 16.6
NGC 3690SN 1998T [7] Type Ib 15.4
NGC 3690SN 1999D [8] Type II15.6
NGC 3690SN 2018lrd [9] Type Ib17.1
NGC 3690AT 2018mel [10] Unknown16.5
NGC 3690SN 2019lqo [11] Type II18.3
NGC 3690SN 2020fkb [12] Type Ib17.8
NGC 3690SN 2022gnp [13] Type Ib17.7
NGC 3690SN 2023wrk [14] Type Ia 18.1
NGC 3690SN 2024gzk [15] Type IIb17.8
NGC 3690SN 2024agfq [16] type IIn 19.05
IC 694SN 2005U [17] Type II16.2
IC 694SN 2010O [18] [19] [20] Type Ib15.6
IC 694SN 2010P [21] Unknown18.3

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References

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  2. "Who is IC 694?" . Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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  4. Goldader, Jeffrey D.; Goldader, Deborah L.; Joseph, R. D.; Doyon, Rene; Sanders, D. B. (May 1997). "Heavily Obscured Star Formation in the II ZW 96 Galaxy Merger". Astronomical Journal. 113: 1569–1579. Bibcode:1997AJ....113.1569G. doi:10.1086/118374.
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  6. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1993G. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998T. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1999D. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018lrd. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  10. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018mel. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  11. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2019lqo. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  12. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020fkb. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  13. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022gnp. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  14. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023wrk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2024gzk. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  16. "SN 2024agfq". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  17. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2005U. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  18. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2010O. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  19. 2010O in NGC 3690 (David Bishop)
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  21. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2010P. Retrieved 5 November 2023.