NGC 5939
| NGC 5939 | |
|---|---|
 The spiral galaxy NGC 5939 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Right ascension | 15h 24m 45.9753s[1] |
| Declination | +68° 43′ 50.69″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022235[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6666 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 321.6 ± 22.5 Mly (98.59 ± 6.90 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 5939 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S?[1] |
| Size | ~102,500 ly (31.44 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9′ × 0.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 15244+6854, 2MASX J15244604+6843501, UGC 9854, MCG +12-15-007, PGC 55022, CGCG 338-008[1] | |
NGC 5939 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6684 ± 4 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 98.59 ± 6.90 Mpc (∼322 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 11 July 1883.[2]
Supernovae
[edit]Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 5939:
- SN 2004ax (type Ib/c, mag. 17.7) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 21 March 2004.[3][4] The spectrum indicated this might be a calcium-rich supernova.[5]
- SN 2019gss (type II-P, mag. 19.28) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 30 may 2019.[6]
- SN 2023gps (type Ia, mag. 20) was discovered by the Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 23 April 2023.[7]
NGC 5939 Group
[edit]NGC 5939 is part of a trio of galaxies: The other two galaxies in the group are IC 1129 and UGC 9896.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5939". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5939". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Singer, D.; Li, W.; Boles, T. (2004). "Supernovae 2004ax and 2004ay". International Astronomical Union Circular (8311): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8311....1S.
- ^ "SN 2004ax". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Filippenko, A. V.; Desroches, L.; Ganeshalingam, M.; Chornock, R.; Serduke, F. J. D. (2004). "Supernovae 2004ax, 2004aw, 2004bh, 2004bi, 2004bj, and 2004bk". International Astronomical Union Circular (8331): 2. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8331....2F.
- ^ "SN 2019gss". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2023gps". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Mahtessian, Abraham (July 1998). "Groups of galaxies. III. Some empirical characteristics" (PDF). Astrophysics. 41 #3: 308–321. doi:10.1007/BF03036100. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- NGC 5939 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
