NGC 289 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 289 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 52m 42.365s [1] |
Declination | −31° 12′ 20.99″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.0054 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,628 km/s [3] |
Distance | 76.1 Mly (23.33 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.4 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)bc [5] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.1' x 2.5' [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -05-03-010, IRAS 00502-3128, [2] PGC 3089, 2MASSX J00524236-3112209 |
NGC 289 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Sculptor, located at a distance of 76 megalight-years from the Milky Way. [3] It was discovered on September 27, 1834, by John Herschel. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer, noted that NGC 289 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". [4] The plane of the galaxy is inclined by an angle of 45° to the line of sight from the Earth. [5]
This is a Type II Seyfert galaxy with an active galactic nucleus. A dust lane is seen crossing the nucleus, and there are indications of recent starburst activity nearby. [6] NGC 289 is a giant, gas-rich, low surface brightness galaxy with a small bulge at the nucleus, a small central bar, and two inner spiral arms. These arms split into multiple parts as they extend into the outer disk. The galaxy has a dark matter halo that has an estimated 3.5 times the mass of the gaseous and stellar components. There is a dwarf elliptical companion to the north of the galaxy, [7] designated Arp 1981, [6] that may be having a perturbing influence. [7]