Astronomy:NGC 2550A

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NGC 2550A
NGC 2550A imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension 08h 28m 39.9646s[1]
Declination+73° 44′ 53.423″[1]
Redshift0.012125[1]
Helio radial velocity3635 ± 10 km/s[1]
Distance176.5 ± 12.4 Mly (54.12 ± 3.79 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 2523 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)12.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSc[1]
Size~112,400 ly (34.47 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 1.4′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 08230+7354, UGC 4397, MCG+12-08-043, PGC 23781[1]

NGC 2550A is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3670 ± 10 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 176.5 ± 12.4 Mly (54.12 ± 3.79 Mpc).[1] The discovery of this galaxy is credited to Philip C. Keenan, in his paper Studies of Extra-Galactic Nebulae. Part I: Determination of Magnitudes, published in The Astrophysical Journal in 1935.[2]

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 2550A is a member of the NGC 2523 galaxy group (also known as LGG 154).[3] This group contains five galaxies, including NGC 2441, NGC 2523, UGC 4041 (d), and UGC 4199.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2550A:

  • SN 2008P (Type II, mag. 17.5) was discovered by Alessandro Dimai on 23 January 2008.[4][5]
  • SN 2024ws (Type II, mag. 17.8) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 12 January 2024.[6]

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 2550A". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2550A. 
  2. Keenan, Philip C. (1935). "Studies of Extra-Galactic Nebulae. Part I: Determination of Magnitudes". The Astrophysical Journal 82: 62. doi:10.1086/143656. Bibcode1935ApJ....82...62K. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Green, D. W. E. (2008). "Supernova 2008P in NGC 2550A". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1223): 1. Bibcode2008CBET.1223....1G. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/001200/CBET001223.txt. 
  5. "SN 2008P". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2008P. 
  6. "SN 2024ws". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024ws. 

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