NGC 605

NGC 605
NGC 605
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 35m 02.34063s[1]
Declination+41° 14′ 53.3204″[1]
Redshift0.01705±0.00010[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,110.86±29.98[2]
Distance233.6 ± 16.4 Mly (71.63 ± 5.04 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[3]
Size~154,800 ly (47.46 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.827 × 0.496 arcmin[4]
Other designations
UGC 1128, MCG +07-04-004, PGC 5891, CGCG 537-014[5]

NGC 605 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, which is about 234 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on October 21, 1881 by the French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan.[6][5]

SIMBAD lists NGC 605 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate.[7]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 605: SN 2024nnu (type Ia, mag. 15.6).[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c Huchra, John P.; et al. (April 1999). "The CFA Redshift Survey: Data for the South Galactic CAP". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 121 (2): 287–368. Bibcode:1999ApJS..121..287H. doi:10.1086/313194.
  3. ^ De Vaucouleurs, Gerard; De Vaucouleurs, Antoinette; Corwin, Herold G., Jr.; Buta, Ronald J.; Paturel, Georges; Fouque, Pascal (1991). Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. Bibcode:1991rc3..book.....D.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  5. ^ a b "NGC 605". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  6. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 605 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  7. ^ SIMBAD database entry for NGC 605. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2024nnu. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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