NGC 1373

NGC 1373
DSS image of NGC 1373.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationFornax (constellation)
Right ascension03h 34m 59.2s[1]
Declination−35° 10′ 16″[1]
Redshift0.004450[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1334 km/s[1]
Distance61.13 Mly (18.744 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterFornax Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)−18.77[2]
Characteristics
TypeE+[1]
Mass1.3×109 (Stellar mass)/6×1010 (Total Mass)[3] M☉
Size~18,800 ly (5.76 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
ESO 358- G 021, MCG -06-08-028, FCC 143, PGC 013252[1]

NGC 1373 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy[4] located 61 millon light years away[5] in constellation of Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 29, 1837,[6] and is a member of the Fornax Cluster.[7] NGC 1373 is a host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 4.6 millon solar masses.[8]

63 known globular clusters have been observed surrounding NGC 1373,[9] along with 13 observed planetary nebulae.[10]

Physical characteristics

NGC 1373 is one of the most compact and faint elliptical galaxies in the Fornax Cluster.[11] As NGC 1373 is a compact ellpitical galaxy, in the Fornax Cluster, it is expected to have older and more metal-rich populations of stars than similar compact elliptical galaxies of lower masses. It is thought that NGC 1373 originated as a more extended galaxy that transformed into a compact dwarf as it fell falling through the cluster.[12]

NGC 1373 appears to be interacting with the galaxy NGC 1374 and is separated from the galaxy by a distance of around 980,000 ly (0.3 Mpc).[10] This is evident as observations using the VLT Survey Telescope reveal the presence of a faint filament of matter connecting the two galaxies.[13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Spavone, M.; Iodice, E.; D'Ago, G.; van de Ven, G.; Morelli, L.; Corsini, E. M.; Sarzi, M.; Coccato, L.; Fahrion, K.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Lyubenova, M.; Martín-Navarro, I.; McDermid, R. M.; Pinna, F. (2022-07-01). "Fornax3D project: Assembly history of massive early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster from deep imaging and integral field spectroscopy". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 663: A135. arXiv:2205.15331. Bibcode:2022A&A...663A.135S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243290. ISSN 0004-6361.
  3. ^ Eftekhari, F. Sara; Peletier, Reynier F.; Scott, Nicholas; Mieske, Steffen; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss; Bryant, Julia J.; Cantiello, Michele; Croom, Scott M.; Drinkwater, Michael J.; Falcón-Barroso, Jésus; Hilker, Michael; Iodice, Enrichetta; Napolitano, Nicola R.; Spavone, Marilena; Valentijn, Edwin A. (2022-12-01). "The SAMI-Fornax Dwarfs Survey - II. The Stellar Mass Fundamental Plane and the dark matter fraction of dwarf galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 517 (4): 4714–4735. arXiv:2209.05525. Bibcode:2022MNRAS.517.4714E. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac2606. ISSN 0035-8711.
  4. ^ Hamraz, E.; Peletier, R. F.; Khosroshahi, H. G.; Valentijn, E. A.; den Brok, M.; Venhola, A. (2019-05-01). "Young stellar populations in early-type dwarf galaxies. Occurrence, radial extent, and scaling relations". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 625: A94. arXiv:1904.03108. Bibcode:2019A&A...625A..94H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935076. ISSN 0004-6361.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1350 - 1399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  7. ^ Ferguson, Henry C. (1989-08-01). "Population Studies in Groups and Clusters of Galaxies. II. A Catalog of Galaxies in the Central 3.5 Degrees of the Fornax Cluster". The Astronomical Journal. 98: 367. Bibcode:1989AJ.....98..367F. doi:10.1086/115152. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.
  9. ^ Dabringhausen, Jörg; Fellhauer, Michael; Mieske, Steffen (2023-02-01). "Differences between the globular cluster systems of the Virgo and Fornax galaxy clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519 (1): 613–632. arXiv:2211.02711. Bibcode:2023MNRAS.519..613D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac3161. ISSN 0035-8711.
  10. ^ a b Spriggs, T. W.; Sarzi, M.; Galán-de Anta, P. M.; Napiwotzki, R.; Viaene, S.; Nedelchev, B.; Coccato, L.; Corsini, E. M.; Fahrion, K.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Iodice, E.; Lyubenova, M.; Martín-Navarro, I.; McDermid, R. M. (2021-09-01). "The Fornax3D project: Planetary nebulae catalogue and independent distance measurements to Fornax cluster galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 653: A167. arXiv:2107.09680. Bibcode:2021A&A...653A.167S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141314. ISSN 0004-6361.
  11. ^ Iodice, E.; Sarzi, M.; Bittner, A.; Coccato, L.; Costantin, L.; Corsini, E. M.; van de Ven, G.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Lyubenova, M.; Martín-Navarro, I.; McDermid, R. M.; Nedelchev, B.; Pinna, F. (July 2019). "The Fornax3D project: Tracing the assembly history of the cluster from the kinematic and line-strength maps". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 627: A136. arXiv:1906.08187. Bibcode:2019A&A...627A.136I. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935721. ISSN 0004-6361.
  12. ^ Romero-Gómez, J.; Peletier, Reynier F.; Aguerri, J. A. L.; Mieske, Steffen; Scott, Nicholas; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss; Bryant, Julia J.; Croom, Scott M.; Eftekhari, F. Sara; Falcón-Barroso, Jesús; Hilker, Michael; van de Ven, Glenn; Venhola, Aku (2023-06-01). "The SAMI-Fornax Dwarfs Survey - III. Evolution of [α/Fe] in dwarfs, from Galaxy Clusters to the Local Group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 522 (1): 130–150. arXiv:2303.16020. Bibcode:2023MNRAS.522..130R. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad953. ISSN 0035-8711.
  13. ^ Iodice, E.; Spavone, M.; Capaccioli, M.; Peletier, R. F.; van de Ven, G.; Napolitano, N. R.; Hilker, M.; Mieske, S.; Smith, R.; Pasquali, A.; Limatola, L.; Grado, A.; Venhola, A.; Cantiello, M.; Paolillo, M. (2019-03-01). "The Fornax Deep Survey with the VST. V. Exploring the faintest regions of the bright early-type galaxies inside the virial radius". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 623: A1. arXiv:1812.01050. Bibcode:2019A&A...623A...1I. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833741. ISSN 0004-6361.