NGC 3264 Group
| NGC 3264 Group | |
|---|---|
NGC 3264 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (Epoch B1950.0) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 27m 44.5s[1] |
| Declination | +56° 39′ 51″[1] |
| Number of galaxies | 6 |
| Distance | 16.8 ± 2.2 Mpc (54.8 ± 7.2 Mly) |
The NGC 3264 Group is a galaxy group consisting of six galaxies located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The mean distance between this group and the Milky Way is 16.8 megaparsecs (55 Mly). All of these galaxies are luminous in the X-ray domain.
Members
The table below lists the six galaxies mentioned in the order given in the article by Sengupta and Balasubramanyam (2006).[2]
The same group, with the same member galaxies, was also reported by A. M. Garcia (1993).[3]
| Name | Classification | Type | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | Radial velocity (km/s) | Apparent magnitude | Distance (Mpc) | Diameter (kly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 3206 | SB(s)cd | Barred spiral | 10h 21m 47.6s | +56° 55′ 50″ | 1151 ± 1 | 11.9[4] | 19.3 ± 1.4 | 80 |
| NGC 3220 | SB(s)cd? | Barred spiral | 10h 23m 44.6s | +57° 01′ 37″ | 1162 ± 2 | 13.1[4] | 19.5 ± 1.4 | 38 |
| NGC 3264 | SBdm | Barred Magellanic spiral | 10h 32m 19.7s | +56° 05′ 07″ | 941 ± 1 | 12.0[4] | 16.3 ± 1.5 | 62 |
| NGC 3353 | Sb? pec | Spiral | 10h 45m 22.4s | +55° 57′ 37″ | 941 ± 1 | 12.8[5] | 13.2 ± 1.0 | 18 |
| UGC 5848 | Sm? | Magellanic spiral | 10h 44m 23.1s | +56° 25′ 17″ | 821 ± 4 | 14.7[6] | 14.5 ± 1.0 | 32 |
| UGCA 211 | Pec | Peculiar | 10h 27m 02.0s | +56° 16′ 14″ | 835 ± 2 | 15.9[7] | 14.7 ± 1.1 | 10 |
The website DeepskyLog[8] allows users to easily determine the constellations of the galaxies listed above. Alternatively, the constellation tool[9] can identify the constellation using celestial coordinates. Unless otherwise stated, the data are taken from the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.[10]
References
- ^ a b The center of mass of the group as given in Garcia (B1950.0).
- ^ Sengupta, Chandreyee; Balasubramanyam, Ramesh (2006). "HI content in galaxies in loose groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 369 (1): 360–368. arXiv:astro-ph/0604020. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.369..360S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10307.x.
- ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ a b c "Revised NGC and IC Catalog by Wolfgang Steinicke, NGC 3200–3299". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Revised NGC and IC Catalog by Wolfgang Steinicke, NGC 3300–3399". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "DeepskyLog – Object details: UGC 5848". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "DeepskyLog – Object details: UGCA 211". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "DeepskyLog".
- ^ "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates".
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".