NGC 1300

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NGC 1300
Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1300
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 19m 41.1s (49.9210) [1]
Declination −19° 24′ 41″ (-19.4112) [1]
Redshift 0.005260 (1577 ± 4 km/s) [1]
Distance 61.3 Mly (18.8 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.4 [1]
Characteristics
Type (R')SB(s)bc [1]
Size110,000 light years in diameter
Apparent size  (V)6.2′ × 4.1′ [1]
Notable featuresHuge bar-shaped core and two spiral arms
Other designations
MCG-03-09-018, [1] ESO 547 -G 31, [1]
PGC 12412, [1] UGCA 066 [1]

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]

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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 7.3+6.9
−3.5×107  M☉ . [10] [11]

At least one supernova has been observed in NGC 1300: SN 2022acko (type IIP, mag. 15.8). [12] [13]

Infrared observation of spiral galaxy NGC1300 in the constellation Eridanus. NGC1300 Observation Thu Feb 8 2024 by Janice Lee per JWST-HST-VLT-MUSE-ALMA.png
Infrared observation of spiral galaxy NGC1300 in the constellation Eridanus.

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References

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  2. ↑ Atkinson, J.W.; et al. (2005). "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. arXiv: astro-ph/0502573 . Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID   16193663.
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  9. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1300 - 1349". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Graham, Alister W. (November 2008). "Populating the Galaxy Velocity Dispersion - Supermassive Black Hole Mass Diagram: A Catalogue of (Mbh, σ) Values". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 25 (4): 167–175. arXiv: 0807.2549 . Bibcode:2008PASA...25..167G. doi:10.1071/AS08013. S2CID   89905.
  11. ↑ Atkinson, J. W.; et al. (2005). "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. arXiv: astro-ph/0502573 . Bibcode:2005MNRAS.359..504A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08904.x. S2CID   16193663.
  12. ↑ SN 2022acko Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. ↑ David Bishop. "Supernova 2022acko in NGC 1300" . Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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