NGC 753

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NGC 753
PanSTARRS NGC 753.jpg
NGC 753 imaged by PanSTARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 57m 42.2104s [1]
Declination +35° 54 58.262 [1]
Redshift 0.016221 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4863 km/s [1]
Distance 220  Mly (67  Mpc) [2]
Group or cluster Abell 262
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.97 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)bc [1]
Size~148,000  ly (45.39  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.5′ × 1.9′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS 01547+3540, UGC 1437, MCG +06-05-066, PGC 7387, CGCG 522-086 [1]

NGC 753 is a spiral galaxy [1] located 220 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer by Heinrich d'Arrest on September 16, 1865 [3] and is a member of Abell 262. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

NGC 753 has roughly 2-3 times more mass than the Milky Way [4] and is classified as a radio galaxy. [10] [11] [12]

Physical characteristics

NGC 753 contains two main arms that extend to 180° on either side of the galaxy. [13] [14] From the two main arms, there are three larger and weaker arms that sub-divide into several branches. [13] This open structure of the arms may be due to the influence of NGC 759 which is a close companion of NGC 753 [13] [14] that lies 1.4  Mly (0.44  Mpc ) away. [14]

Supermassive black hole

NGC 753 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of (2.2 ± 0.4) × 107 M☉. [15]

Supernovae

NGC 753 has hosted two supernovae: [16]

See also

References

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  11. Zhao, Jun-Hui; Burns, Jack O.; Owen, Frazer N. (1989-07-01). "A 20 CM VLA survey of Abell clusters of galaxies. I - Distance class of not greater than 3 clusters". The Astronomical Journal. 98: 64–107. Bibcode:1989AJ.....98...64Z. doi: 10.1086/115128 . ISSN   0004-6256.
  12. Miller, Neal A.; Owen, Frazer N. (2001-06-01). "The Radio Galaxy Populations of Nearby Northern Abell Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 134 (2): 355–383. arXiv: astro-ph/0101114 . Bibcode:2001ApJS..134..355M. doi:10.1086/320857. ISSN   0067-0049. S2CID   119052072.
  13. 1 2 3 del Rio, M. S.; Cepa, J. (1998-12-01). "The nature of arms in spiral galaxies. III. Azimuthal profiles". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 340: 1–20. Bibcode:1998A&A...340....1D. ISSN   0004-6361.
  14. 1 2 3 del Río, M. S.; Cepa, J. (1999-01-01). "The nature of arms in spiral galaxies. IV. Symmetries and asymmetries". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 134 (2): 333–358. Bibcode:1999A&AS..134..333D. doi: 10.1051/aas:1999440 . ISSN   0365-0138.
  15. Seigar, Marc S.; Kennefick, Daniel; Kennefick, Julia; Lacy, Claud H. S. (2008-05-10). "Discovery of a relationship between spiral arm morphology and supermassive black hole mass in disk galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 678 (2): L93 –L96. arXiv: 0804.0773 . Bibcode:2008ApJ...678L..93S. doi:10.1086/588727. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   118430417.
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