Astronomy:NGC 3223

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NGC 3223
NGC 3223
DSS image of NGC 3223
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension 10h 21m 35.076s[1]
Declination−34° 16′ 00.44″[1]
Redshift0.009704[2]
Helio radial velocity2,896 km/s[3]
Distance109.5 Mly (33.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.82[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.82[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b, Sb(s)I-II[4]
Other designations
IC 2571, MCG-06-23-023, PGC 30308[2]

NGC 3223 is a faint spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia.[5] It was discovered on February 2, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.[6] The galaxy lies at a distance of approximately 110 million light years away and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 2,896 km/s.[3]

Morphology

The morphological class of NGC 3223 is SA(s)b,[4] indicating it is a spiral with no central bar (SA), no inner ring feature, and moderately tightly wound spiral arms. The galactic plane is inclined at an angle of 46° to the line of sight from the Earth, with the major axis along a position angle of 128°. It has at least two well-defined arms and is flocculent in appearance.[7]

NGC 3223 group

NGC 3223 is the brightest and largest member of a galaxy group named after it. There are 16 members including NGC 3224, NGC 3258, NGC 3268, NGC 3289, IC 2552, IC 2559 and IC 2560.[8] Together, the NGC 3223 Group forms a part of the Antlia Cluster.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F. et al. (February 1, 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 3223". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3223. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tully, R. Brent et al. (August 2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal 152 (2): 21. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50. Bibcode2016AJ....152...50T. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Eskridge, Paul B. et al. (November 2002). "Near-Infrared and Optical Morphology of Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 143 (1): 73–111. doi:10.1086/342340. Bibcode2002ApJS..143...73E. 
  5. Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. 2005. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8. https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl. 
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3200 - 3249". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc32.htm#3223. Retrieved 2021-02-19. 
  7. Grosbol, P. J.; Patsis, P. A. (August 1998). "Stellar disks of optically flocculent and grand design spirals. Decoupling of stellar and gaseous disks". Astronomy and Astrophysics 336: 840–854. Bibcode1998A&A...336..840G. 
  8. Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups.". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1993A&AS..100...47G. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  9. Hopp, U.; Materne, J. (1985-07-01). "The Antlia cluster of galaxies and its environment : the Hydra I-Centaurus supercluster.". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 61: 93–106. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1985A&AS...61...93H. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985A&AS...61...93H.