NGC 3266
| NGC 3266 | |
|---|---|
NGC 3266 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 33m 17.6011s[1] |
| Declination | +64° 44′ 57.858″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005887±0.0000400[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,765±12 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 90.4 ± 6.4 Mly (27.71 ± 1.96 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB00[1] |
| Size | ~50,300 ly (15.43 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J10331762+6444578, UGC 5725, MCG +11-13-030, PGC 31198, CGCG 313-022[1] | |
NGC 3266 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,879±14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 90.4 ± 6.4 Mly (27.71 ± 1.96 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 April 1791.[2][3]
NGC 3266 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4][5]
Pair of galaxies
According to a study by Abraham Mahtessian in 1988, NGC 3266 and NGC 3259 form a pair of galaxies.[6]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3266:
- SN 1950M (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Deutsch on 19 March 1950.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 3266". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Herschel, William (1802). "Catalogue of 500 New Nebulae, Nebulous Stars, Planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 92: 477–528. Bibcode:1802RSPT...92..477H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3266". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
- ^ "NGC 3266". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Mahtessian, A. P. (1998). "Groups of galaxies. III. Some empirical characteristics". Astrophysics. 41 (3): 308–321. Bibcode:1998Ap.....41..308M. doi:10.1007/BF03036100.
- ^ "SN 1950M". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
External links
- Media related to NGC 3266 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3266 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images