NGC 1808

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NGC 1808
The Many Layers of NGC 1808 (iotw2320a).jpg
NGC 1808 imaged by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Columba [1]
Right ascension 05h 07m 42.331s [2]
Declination −37° 30′ 45.88″ [2]
Redshift 0.003339 [2]
Distance 41.7 ± 3.9  Mly (12.8 ± 1.2  Mpc) [3]
Group or cluster Dorado Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)9.94 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)10.83 [5]
Characteristics
Type (R)SAB(s)a [6]
Size~88,100  ly (27.01  kpc) (estimated) [2]
Apparent size  (V)7′.41 × 3′.39 [7]
Other designations
ESO 305- G 008, IRAS 05059-3734, MCG -06-12-005, PGC 16779 [2]

NGC 1808 is a barred spiral galaxy [3] located in the southern constellation of Columba, about two degrees to the south and east of Gamma Caeli. [1] It was discovered on 10 May 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop, who described it as a "faint nebula". [8] [9] The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1808 group, which is part of the larger Dorado Group. [8]

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The morphological classification of this galaxy is (R)SAB(s)a, [6] which indicates a spiral galaxy with a weak-bar around the nucleus (SAB), no ring around the bar (s), an outer ring (R), and tightly-wound spiral arms (a). It is inclined by an angle of 57° to the line of sight from the Earth, with the long axis oriented at a position angle of 324°. [3] The disk of gas and stars shows a noticeable warp, and there is a pronounced asymmetry in the distribution of neutral hydrogen and H II regions. [10]

A Hubble Space Telescope image of the center of NGC 1808 (Credit: HST/NASA/ESA) NGC 1808HSTCenter.jpg
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the center of NGC 1808 (Credit: HST/NASA/ESA)

The core region contains a suspected weak active galactic nucleus plus a circumnuclear ring containing star clusters and supernova remnants at a distance of ~280 pc from the center. These form a ring of peculiar "hot spots". [11] It was formerly identified as a possible Seyfert galaxy, [3] but evidence now points to starburst activity in a ~500 pc radius around the center. [12] A probable outflow of gas is directed to the north-east from the nucleus, forming prominent dust lanes. [3] The high level of star formation in this galaxy and the nearby NGC 1792 may indicate a recent, distant tidal interaction between the two. [10]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1808: SN 1993af (type Ia, mag. 17) was discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky on 15 November 1993 at 220″ east and 94″ north of the galactic nucleus. [13] [14] [15]

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