NGC 3200

NGC 3200
NGC 3200 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 18m 36.5578s
Declination−17° 58′ 56.973″
Apparent magnitude (B)12.92
Surface brightness23.48 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)c[1]
Size87.73 kpc (286,000 ly) (diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec2 B-band isophote)[1]
Other designations
ESO 567- G 045, UGCA 210, MCG -03-26-037, PGC 30108

NGC 3200 is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 3,877 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 57.2 ± 4.0 Mpc (~187 million ly). NGC 3200 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden in 1882.[2]

The luminosity class of NGC 3200 is III and it exhibits a broad HI line.[3]

To date, 21 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 43.086 ± 12.631 Mpc (~141 million ly) which is within the Hubble distance values.[4] Note, however, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy using the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, and that consequently the diameter of NGC 3200 could be about 87.83 kpc (~286,000 ly) if the Hubble distance were used to calculate it.[5]

Supernovae

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3200: SN 1953D (type unknown, mag. 19.5) was discovered by Chai on 8 March 1953.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 3200". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  4. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 3200". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ "Other Supernovae images". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  7. ^ "SN 1953D". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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