NGC 2442 and NGC 2443

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NGC 2442 / 2443
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NGC 2442 (upper spiral structure) and NGC 2443 (lower horizontal spiral arm) [1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Volans
Right ascension 07h 36m 23.8s [2]
Declination −69° 31 51 [2]
Redshift 1466 ± 5 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.2 [2]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)bc pec [2]
Size~160,000 ly (48.94 kpc) (estimated) [2]
Apparent size  (V)5′.5 × 4′.9 [2]
Notable featuresSW part is NGC 2442
while NE part is NGC 2443
Other designations
PGC 21373 [2]

NGC 2442 and NGC 2443 are two parts of a single intermediate spiral galaxy, commonly known as the Meathook Galaxy or the Cobra and Mouse. [3] It is about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Volans. It was discovered by Sir John Herschel on December 23, 1834 during his survey of southern skies with a 18.25 inch diameter reflecting telescope (his "20-foot telescope") from an observatory he set up in Cape Town, South Africa. [4] Associated with this galaxy is HIPASS J0731-69, a cloud of gas devoid of any stars. [5] It is likely that the cloud was torn loose from NGC 2442 by a companion. [5]

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When John Louis Emil Dreyer compiled the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars he used William Herschel's earlier observations that described two objects in a "double nebula", giving the northern most the designation NGC 2443 and the southernmost most the designation NGC 2442. Herschel's later observations noted that the two objects were actually a single large nebula. [4] [6]

Supernovae

Two, or perhaps three, supernovae have been observed in NGC 2442:

References

  1. NGC/IC Project Restoration Effortngcicproject.observers.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2442 / 2443. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. Chadwick, S; Cooper, I (11 December 2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. New York: Springer. p. 263. ISBN   978-1461447498.
  4. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 2400 - 2449". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Ryder, S.D.; et al. (July 2001). "HIPASS Detection of an Intergalactic Gas Cloud in the NGC 2442 Group". The Astrophysical Journal. 555 (1): 232–239. arXiv: astro-ph/0103099 . Bibcode:2001ApJ...555..232R. doi:10.1086/321453. S2CID   14455875.
  6. NGC/IC Project Restoration Effortngcicproject.observers.org
  7. Woodings, S.; Martin, R.; Williams, A.; Biggs, J.; Verveer, A. (1999). "Supernova 1999ga in NGC 2442". International Astronomical Union Circular (7316): 1. Bibcode:1999IAUC.7316....1W.
  8. "SN 1999ga". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. Monard, L. A. G.; Fraser, M.; Smith, M.; Firth, R.; Dimitriadis, G.; Frohmaier, C.; Cartier, R.; Prajs, S.; Sullivan, M.; Anderson, J.; Maguire, K.; Inserra, C.; Smartt, S. J.; Smith, K. W.; Young, D.; Valenti, S.; Yaron, O.; Manulis, I. (2015). "Supernova 2015F in NGC 2442 = PSN J07361576-6930230". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (4081): 1. Bibcode:2015CBET.4081....1M.
  10. "SN 2015F". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  11. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2015". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  12. "AT 2016jbu". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. Fox, Derek (4 January 2017). "PESSTO classification and characterisation of AT 2016jbu / Gaia16cfr". The Astronomer's Telegram. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. Kilpatrick, Charles D.; Foley, Ryan J.; Drout, Maria R.; Pan, Yen-Chen; Panther, Fiona H.; Coulter, David A.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Marion, G. Howard; Piro, Anthony L.; Rest, Armin; Seitenzahl, Ivo R.; Strampelli, Giovanni; Wang, Xi E. (2018). "Connecting the progenitors, pre-explosion variability and giant outbursts of luminous blue variables with Gaia16cfr". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 473 (4): 4805. arXiv: 1706.09962 . Bibcode:2018MNRAS.473.4805K. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx2675 .
  15. Brennan, S. J.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Fraser, M.; Van Dyk, S. D.; Lyman, J. D. (2022). "The impostor revealed: SN 2016jbu was a terminal explosion". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 664: L18. arXiv: 2206.06365 . Bibcode:2022A&A...664L..18B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244262.