Astronomy:NGC 3447

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NGC 3447
NGC 3447 (center-right), as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. UGC 6007 can be seen on the left.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10h 53m 24s
Declination+16° 46 20″
Redshift0.003559
Distance70 Mly (21.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.3
Characteristics
TypeSAm (3447) and Im (3447A)
Other designations
PGC 32694/32700, UGC 6006/6007, VV 252, IRAS 10507+1702, CGCG 095-058, KPG 255
Short description: Barred Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo


NGC 3447 is a barred Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,405 ± 34 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 20.7 ± 1.5 Mpc (~67.5 million ly).[1] It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1836.

NGC 3447 shows a broad HI line.[1]

With a surface brightness equal to 15.61 mag/am^2, NGC 3443 is classified as a low surface brightness galaxy (LSB). LSB galaxies are diffuse galaxies with a surface brightness less than one magnitude lower than that of the ambient night sky.[2]

To date, four non-redshift measurements yield a distance of 13.730 ± 9.802 Mpc (~44.8 million ly),[3] which is slightly outside the range values of Hubble.

NGC 3447A

NGC 3447A, also known as UGC 6007, is an irregular galaxy in contact with NGC 3447.[1][4] It has roughly the same apparent magnitude, and has a slightly lower surface brightness.[1] Due to gravitational forces, it has become distorted, showing disrupted spiral arms and remnants of its spiral structure, hinting it might have been a spiral galaxy in the past.[5]

Supernova

The supernova SN 2012ht (type Ia, mag. 18.6)[6] was discovered in NGC 3447 by Koichi Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima on December 18, 2012.[7][8]

NGC 3447 group

NGC 3447 is the largest galaxy in a group of galaxies named after it. The NGC 3447 group includes at least 4 other galaxies: NGC 3447A, NGC 3457, UGC 6022 and UGC 6035.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3447&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. 
  2. "Revised data from NGC/IC Catalogue by Wolfgang Steinckle from NGC 3400 to 3499". http://astrovalleyfield.ca/AstronomieCompl/NGC%20et%20autres/WolfgangS/N3400_exc_web.htm. 
  3. "NED Query Results for NGC 3447". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+3447. 
  4. Mazzei, P.; Marino, A.; Rampazzo, R.; Plana, H.; Rosado, M.; Arias, L. (2018-02-01). "Galaxy evolution in groups. NGC 3447/NGC 3447A: the odd couple in LGG 225". Astronomy and Astrophysics 610: A8. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731182. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2018A&A...610A...8M. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A&A...610A...8M. 
  5. "Defying cosmic convention" (in en). https://www.esahubble.org/images/potw1712a/. 
  6. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2012ht. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. "Bright Supernovae - 2012.". http://rochesterastronomy.org/sn2012/index.html. 
  8. Nishiyama, K.; Kabashima, F.; Yusa, T.; Itagaki, K.; Nakano, S.; Brimacombe, J.; Milisavljevic, D.; Martin, E. O. et al. (2012-12-01). "Supernova 2012ht in NGC 3447 = Psn J10532275+1646349". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3349): 1. Bibcode2012CBET.3349....1N. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012CBET.3349....1N. 
  9. 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. 

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