NGC 5875
NGC 5875 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3585 ± 6 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 52.87 ± 3.70 Mpc (∼173 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 May 1788.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 5875 as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5875:
- SN 2022oqm (type Ic-pec, mag 17.3) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 11 July 2022. This supernova has been described as one of the brightest calcium-rich supernovae known.
- SN 2023ldh (type IIn, mag 20.7423) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 28 May 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "Results for object NGC 5875". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5875". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "NGC 5875". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2022oqm". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Yadavalli, S. Karthik; et al. (2024). "SN 2022oqm: A Bright and Multipeaked Calcium-rich Transient". The Astrophysical Journal. 972 (2): 194. arXiv:2308.12991. Bibcode:2024ApJ...972..194Y. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad5a7c.
- ^ "SN 2023ldh". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 5875 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5875 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
