Astronomy:NGC 2545

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NGC 2545
NGC 2545 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension 08h 14m 14.1505s[1]
Declination+21° 21′ 19.658″[1]
Redshift0.011291±0.00000900[1]
Helio radial velocity3,385±3 km/s[1]
Distance158.97 ± 11.44 Mly (48.740 ± 3.507 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterNGC 2545 Group (LGG 156)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4g[1]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB(r)ab[1]
Size~115,600 ly (35.44 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.23′ × 1.09′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 08113+2130, UGC 4287, MCG+04-20-007, PGC 23086[1]

NGC 2545 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,613±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 173.8 ± 12.2 Mly (53.29 ± 3.74 Mpc).[1] Additionally, 15 non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 158.97 ± 11.44 Mly (48.740 ± 3.507 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 11 January 1787.[3][4]

NGC 2545 has an active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[5][6] It is also a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[1]

NGC 2545 group

NGC 2545 is a member of a group of galaxies named after it (also known as LGG 156). This group contains 5 galaxies, including NGC 2565, UGC 4308 (d), CGCG 119-44 (d), and CGCG 119-56.[7][8]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2545:

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 2545". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2545. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Distance Results for NGC 2545". NASA. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+2545. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2545". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc25.htm#2545. 
  5. Gavazzi, G.; Savorgnan, G.; Fumagalli, Mattia (2011). "The complete census of optically selected AGNs in the Coma supercluster: The dependence of AGN activity on the local environment". Astronomy and Astrophysics 534: A31. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117461. Bibcode2011A&A...534A..31G. 
  6. "NGC 2545". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+2545. 
  7. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47. Bibcode1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  8. "LGG 156". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LGG+156. 
  9. Narla, A.; Thrasher, P.; Li, W.; Cenko, S. B.; Filippenko, A. V. (2008). "Supernovae 2008hl, 2008hm, and 2008hn". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1586): 1. Bibcode2008CBET.1586....1N. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/001500/CBET001586.txt. 
  10. "SN 2008hn". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2008hn. 

Coordinates: Sky map 08h 14m 14.1505s, +21° 21′ 19.658″