2MASX J09133888-1019196

2MASX J09133888-1019196
Hubble Space Telescope image of 2MASX J09133888-1019196
Observation data
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension138.41 degree
Declination-10.32 degree
Redshift0.054141
Heliocentric radial velocity16,500 km/s
Distance735 Mly (225.35 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.9
Characteristics
TypeHII, LIRG, S2
Notable featuresLuminous Infrared Galaxy
Other designations
IRAS 09111-1007, 6dF J0913389-101920, 2MASS J09133883-1019200, PGC 153577, LQAC 138-010 001, NPM1G -10.0288, IRAS 09111-1007E, 2CXO J091338.8-101919, LEDA 153577

2MASX J09133888-1019196 are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Hydra.[1] It is located 735 million light-years from the solar system.[2]

Characteristics

2MASX J09133888-1019196 has a distorted appearance due to the gravity interactions and there is a gap distance of 130,000 thousand light-years between the galaxies, meaning they are beginning to merge.[1] 2MASX J09133888-1019196 is considered as a luminous infrared galaxy[3] which is unusual for such early stages of interacting galaxies.[1][4] It is possibly powered by starbursts with high star formation rates, exceeding 100 M⊙ yr−1, that is combined with contribution from an active galactic nucleus.[5] It is also likely that one or both galaxies might have experienced merging or interacted in the past. Both galaxies have supermassive black holes lurking in their cores.[1] According to SIMBAD, 2MASX J09133888-1019196 is described as Seyfert 2 galaxy,[6] hence its reason for having high luminosity.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hubble Interacting Galaxy 2MASX J09133888-1019196". Hubblesite.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  3. ^ Lonsdale, Carol; Farrah, Duncan; Smith, Harding (2006), "Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies", Astrophysics Update 2, Springer Praxis Books, pp. 285–336, arXiv:astro-ph/0603031, doi:10.1007/3-540-30313-8_9, ISBN 978-3-540-30312-1
  4. ^ "Morphological classification of local luminous infrared galaxies | Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)". www.aanda.org. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  5. ^ Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Ahrens, M.; Alispach, C.; Alves, A. A.; Amin, N. M.; An, R.; Andeen, K.; Anderson, T.; Anton, G.; Argüelles, C.; Ashida, Y. (February 2022). "Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies with IceCube". The Astrophysical Journal. 926 (1): 59. arXiv:2107.03149. Bibcode:2022ApJ...926...59A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac3cb6. ISSN 0004-637X.
  6. ^ "2MASX J09133888-1019196". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-28.