Galaxy in the constellation of Serpens
NGC 5910 is an elliptical galaxy [ 3] [ 2] [ 4] located about 540 million light-years away[ 3] in the constellation Serpens . It was discovered by astronomer William Hershel on April 13, 1785.[ 4] NGC 5910 is also a strong radio source [ 5] [ 6] with a conspicuous nuclear jet.[ 7]
Physical characteristics
NGC 5910 appears to have a double nucleus,[ 6] with a faint nuclear dust lane also being observed.[ 7]
A pair of asymmetries in the isotopotal profile of NGC 5910 with one of them being brighter than the other, weaker asymmetry suggests a past merger and collision of one or more galaxies.[ 8]
Group membership
NGC 5910 is the brightest[ 2] and dominant[ 8] member of a compact group of galaxies known as Hickson Compact Group 74 .[ 8] The group consists of 5 members in total,[ 5] [ 9] with a velocity dispersion of 537 km/s and a diameter of 260,000 ly (80 kpc ).[ 10] The other members are 2MASX J15193179+2053005 , PGC 54692 , PGC 54694 , and MCG+04-36-036 .[ 9] The other galaxies appear to be embedded within a common envelope that belongs to NGC 5910.[ 6]
NGC 5910 appears to lie near the Hercules Superclusters .[ 11]
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been discovered in NGC 5910: SN 2002ec, and PSN J15192497+2054024.
SN 2002ec
SN 2002ec was discovered in NGC 5910 in July 2002 via unfiltered KAIT CCD images by Li and Beutler.[ 12] It was located 8.5" east and 12.9" south of the nucleus and was classified as Type la .[ 13] [ 14]
PSN J15192497+2054024
PSN J15192497+2054024 was discovered in NGC 5910 on 17 March 2013 by the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey and Stan Howerton.[ 15] It was located 2" west and 20" north of the center of NGC 5910 and classified as a type Ia.[ 16]
See also
External links
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database" . Results for NGC 5910 . Retrieved 2022-01-10 .
^ a b c "NGC 5910" . simbad.u-strasbg.fr . Retrieved 2022-01-11 .
^ a b "Your NED Search Results" . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . Retrieved 2022-01-11 .
^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5900 - 5949" . cseligman.com . Retrieved 2022-01-11 .
^ a b Severgnini, P.; Garilli, B.; Saracco, P.; Chincarini, G. (1999-04-29). "An H$_\alpha$ Catalogue of Galaxies in Hickson Compact Groups. I. The Sample". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series . 137 (3): 495–504. arXiv :astro-ph/9904410 . Bibcode :1999A&AS..137..495S . doi :10.1051/aas:1999492 . S2CID 118962468 .
^ a b c Bonfanti, P.; Simien, F.; Rampazzo, R.; Prugniel, Ph. (1999-11-01). "Kinematics of early-type galaxies in compact groups. HCG 67, HCG 74, and HCG 79" . Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series . 139 : 483–490. Bibcode :1999A&AS..139..483B . doi :10.1051/aas:1999513 . ISSN 0365-0138 . S2CID 56345840 .
^ a b Bettoni, D.; Fasano, G. (April 1993). "Morphology of early-type galaxies in compact groups" . The Astronomical Journal . 105 : 1291. Bibcode :1993AJ....105.1291B . doi :10.1086/116509 .
^ a b c Coziol, R.; Plauchu-Frayn, I. (2007-06-01). "Evidence for Tidal Interactions and Mergers as the Origin of Galaxy Morphology Evolution in Compact Groups" . The Astronomical Journal . 133 (6): 2630–2642. arXiv :astro-ph/0702287 . Bibcode :2007AJ....133.2630C . doi :10.1086/513514 . ISSN 0004-6256 . S2CID 18528904 .
^ a b "HCG 74" . simbad.u-strasbg.fr . Retrieved 2022-01-11 .
^ Coziol, R.; Brinks, E.; Bravo-Alfaro, H. (July 2004). "The Relation between Galaxy Activity and the Dynamics of Compact Groups of Galaxies" . The Astronomical Journal . 128 (1): 68–88. arXiv :astro-ph/0404066 . Bibcode :2004AJ....128...68C . doi :10.1086/421739 . hdl :2299/342 . ISSN 0004-6256 . S2CID 861284 .
^ Tarenghi, Massimo; Garilli, Bianca; Maccagni, Dario (1994-05-01). "Galaxy Structures in The Herculus Region" . The Astronomical Journal . 107 : 1629. Bibcode :1994AJ....107.1629T . doi :10.1086/116972 . ISSN 0004-6256 .
^ "IAUC 7937: 2002eb; 2002ec; NOVAE IN M31; 57P" . www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu . Retrieved 2024-07-29 .
^ "SN 2002ec" . w.astro.berkeley.edu . Retrieved 2024-07-29 .
^ "SN 2002ec | Transient Name Server" . www.wis-tns.org . Retrieved 2024-07-29 .
^ Bishop, David (31 December 2013). "Bright Supernovae - 2013" . Rochester Astronomy . Retrieved 9 August 2024 .
^ Prieto, Jose L. (19 Mar 2013). "ATel #4896" . The Astronomer's Telegram . Retrieved 9 August 2024 .