Astronomy:NGC 5012

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NGC 5012
NGC 5012 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 13h 11m 37.0480s[1]
Declination+22° 54′ 56.219″[1]
Redshift0.008694±0.00000638[1]
Helio radial velocity2,606±2 km/s[1]
Distance122.14 ± 4.22 Mly (37.447 ± 1.295 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 5012 group (LGG 336)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.8g[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)c[1]
Size~105,200 ly (32.26 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.90′ × 1.02′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 13091+2310, UGC 8270, MCG+04-31-012, PGC 45795[1]

NGC 5012 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,883±19 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 138.7 ± 9.8 Mly (42.52 ± 2.99 Mpc).[1] However, 17 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 122.14 ± 4.22 Mly (37.447 ± 1.295 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 April 1785.[3][4]

NGC 5012 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[5][6]

NGC 5012 group

NGC 5012 is the largest and brightest member of a trio of galaxies. The other two galaxies in the NGC 5012 group (also known as LGG 336) are NGC 5016 and NGC 5012A.[7][8]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5012:

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 5012". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+5012. 
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 5012". NASA. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+5012. 
  3. Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 76: 457–499. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027. Bibcode1786RSPT...76..457H. https://zenodo.org/record/1432282/files/article.pdf. 
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5012". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc50.htm#5012. 
  5. Toba, Y.; Oyabu, S.; Matsuhara, H.; Malkan, M. A.; Gandhi, P.; Nakagawa, T.; Isobe, N.; Shirahata, M. et al. (2014). "Luminosity and Redshift Dependence of the Covering Factor of Active Galactic Nuclei viewed with WISE and Sloan Digital Sky Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 788 (1): 45. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/45. Bibcode2014ApJ...788...45T. 
  6. "NGC 5012". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5012. 
  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 336". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LGG+336. 
  9. Nakano, S.; Aoki, M. (1997). "Supernova 1997eg in NGC 5012". International Astronomical Union Circular (6790): 1. Bibcode1997IAUC.6790....1N. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/06700/06790.html#Item1. 
  10. "SN 1997eg". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1997eg. 
  11. "SN 2020kyg". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020kyg. 

Coordinates: Sky map 13h 11m 37.0480s, +22° 54′ 56.219″