Astronomy:NGC 605

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NGC 605
NGC 605
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 35m 02.34063s[1]
Declination+41° 14′ 53.3204″[1]
Redshift0.01705±0.00010[2]
Helio radial velocity5,110.86±29.98[2]
Distance233.6 ± 16.4 Mly (71.63 ± 5.04 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[3]
Size~154,800 ly (47.46 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.827 × 0.496 arcmin[4]
Other designations
UGC 1128, MCG+07-04-004, PGC 5891[5]

NGC 605 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, which is about 234 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on October 21, 1881 by the French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan.[6][5]

SIMBAD lists NGC 605 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate.[7]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 605: SN 2024nnu (type Ia, mag. 15.6).[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Huchra, John P. et al. (April 1999). "The CFA Redshift Survey: Data for the South Galactic CAP". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 121 (2): 287–368. doi:10.1086/313194. Bibcode1999ApJS..121..287H. 
  3. De Vaucouleurs, Gerard; De Vaucouleurs, Antoinette; Corwin, Herold G., Jr.; Buta, Ronald J.; Paturel, Georges; Fouque, Pascal (1991). Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. Bibcode1991rc3..book.....D. 
  4. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 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. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "NGC 605". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+605. 
  6. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 605 - In-The-Sky.org" (in en). https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC605. 
  7. SIMBAD database entry for NGC 605. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2024nnu. Retrieved 6 August 2024.