Astronomy:NGC 1281

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
NGC 1281
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A near-infrared image of NGC 1281.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension 03h 20m 06.1s[1]
Declination41° 37′ 48″[1]
Redshift0.014343[1]
Helio radial velocity4300 km/s[1]
Distance195.7 ± 3.3 Mly (60 ± 1 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeE5[1]
Mass/Light ratio1.7[3] M/L
Size~17,000 ly (5.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.7[1]
Half-light radius (physical)~4,200 ly (1.3 kpc) (estimated)[3]
Other designations
CGCG 540-108, MCG 7-7-67, PGC 12458[1]

NGC 1281 is a compact[3] elliptical galaxy[4] located about 200 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[5] NGC 1281 was discovered by astronomer John Dreyer on December 12, 1876.[6] It is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[7][6]

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Like NGC 1277 and NGC 1271, NGC 1281 is a candidate "relic galaxy".[8]

Supermassive black hole

The supermassive black hole in NGC 1281 has an estimated mass of about 10 billion solar masses (1010 M☉).[3] However, Anna Ferré-Mateu et al. estimated the black hole has a mass of no more than 5 billion solar masses.[8]

See also

Notes

1.^ This value was determined by using the given half-light radius.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1281. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. Yıldırım, Akın; Bosch, Van Den; E, Remco C.; van de Ven, Glenn; Martín-Navarro, Ignacio; Walsh, Jonelle L.; Husemann, Bernd; Gültekin, Kayhan et al. (2017-07-11). "The structural and dynamical properties of compact elliptical galaxies" (in en). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 468 (4): 4216–4245. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx732. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2017MNRAS.468.4216Y. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Yıldırım, Akın; Bosch, Van Den; E, Remco C.; van de Ven, Glenn; Dutton, Aaron; Läsker, Ronald; Husemann, Bernd; Walsh, Jonelle L. et al. (2016-02-11). "The massive dark halo of the compact early-type galaxy NGC 1281" (in en). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 456 (1): 538–553. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2665. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2016MNRAS.456..538Y. 
  4. "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+1281&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  5. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1281". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC1281. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc12a.htm#1281. 
  7. Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 139 (1): 141–161. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1999A&AS..139..141B. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Ferré-Mateu, Anna; Mezcua, Mar; Trujillo, Ignacio; Balcells, Marc; Bosch, Remco C. E. van den (2015-07-21). "Massive Relic Galaxies Challenge the Co-Evolution of Super-Massive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 808 (1): 79. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/808/1/79. ISSN 1538-4357. Bibcode2015ApJ...808...79F. http://stacks.iop.org/0004-637X/808/i=1/a=79?key=crossref.506971355449cb1eaff201ce6de59dab. 

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