NGC 3593 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 14m 37.002s [1] |
Declination | +12° 49′ 04.87″ [1] |
Redshift | 627 [2] km/s |
Distance | 20.5 Mly (6.28 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)0/a [3] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.5 × 1′.1 [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 6272, [3] PGC 34257 [3] |
NGC 3593 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It has a morphological classification of SA(s)0/a, [3] which indicates it is a lenticular galaxy of the pure spiral type. [4] Despite this, it has a large amount of hydrogen, both in its molecular (H
2) and atomic (H) form. [5] It is a starburst galaxy, which means it is forming new stars at a high rate. This is occurring in a band of gas surrounding the central nucleus. There is a single arm, which spirals outward from this ring. [6] It is frequently but not consistently identified as a member of the Leo Triplet group. [7]
This galaxy is known to contain two counter-rotating populations of stars—that is, one set of stars is rotating in the opposite direction with respect to the other. [5] One means for this to occur is by acquiring gas from an external source, which then undergoes star formation. An alternative is by a merger with a second galaxy. Neither scenario has been ruled out. The age of the lower mass, counter-rotating population is younger by about 1.6 ± 0.8 Gyr than the primary star population of the galaxy. [6]
A dynamical study found that there is likely a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of NGC 3593. The mass of the SMBH is between 3.0×105 and 4.3×106 solar masses. [5]
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−3.6×107 M☉, or 44 million times the mass of the Sun.
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