Astronomy:NGC 1125

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NGC 1125
NGC 1125 imaged by Pan-STARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension 02h 51m 40.4544s[1]
Declination−16° 39′ 02.304″[1]
Redshift0.010931±0.000017[1]
Helio radial velocity3,277±5 km/s[1]
Distance148.5 ± 10.4 Mly (45.53 ± 3.20 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.43[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB0/a?(r)[1]
Size~126,000 ly (38.64 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.8′ × 0.9′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 02493-1651, MCG-03-08-035, PGC 10851[1]

NGC 1125 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,087±14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 148.5 ± 10.4 Mly (45.53 ± 3.20 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 October 1785.[2][3]

NGC 1125 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[4] The strongest emission from ionized and molecular gas is seen about 300 parsecs away from the galaxy’s center.[5]

NGC 1125 appears close to neighboring galaxy MCG -03-08-034, but the alignment is optical, as the neighbor is about 3 times farther away (437.9 ± 30.7 Mly).[6]

Hubble image of NGC 1125

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 1125". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+1125. 
  2. Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 79: 212–255. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021. Bibcode1789RSPT...79..212H. 
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1125". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc11.htm#1125. 
  4. "NGC 1125". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1125. 
  5. Schönell, Astor J.; Riffel Jr., Rogemar A.; Riffel, Rogério; Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa (2025-03-01). "A jet-driven bipolar outflow in NGC 1125". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 537 (4): 3826–3838. doi:10.1093/mnras/staf254. Bibcode2025MNRAS.537.3826S. 
  6. "Results for object NGC 1125 NED01". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+1125+NED01. 

Coordinates: Sky map 02h 51m 40.4544s, −16° 39′ 02.304″