M109 Group
M109 Group | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation(s) | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 55m [1][2] |
Declination | +51° 20′[1][2] |
Brightest member | Messier 109[1][2] |
Number of galaxies | 41-58[1][2][3] |
Other designations | |
NGC 3992 Group, LGG 258,[1] NOGG H 547,[2] NOGG P1 588,[2] NOGG P2 597[2] | |
The M109 Group (also known as the NGC 3992 Group or Ursa Major cloud) is a group of galaxies about 55 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Ursa Major. The group is named after the brightest galaxy within the group, the spiral galaxy M109.
Members[]
The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog,[3] the survey of Fouque et al.,[5] the Lyons Groups of Galaxies (LGG) Catalogue,[1] and the three group lists created from the Nearby Optical Galaxy sample of Giuricin et al.[2]
Name | Type[6] | R.A. (J2000)[6] | Dec. (J2000)[6] | Redshift (km/s)[6] | Apparent Magnitude[6] |
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Messier 109 | SB(rs)bc | 11h 57m 36.0s | +53° 22′ 28″ | 1048 ± 1 | 10.6 |
NGC 3718 | SB(s)a pec | 11h 32m 34.9s | +53° 04′ 05″ | 993 ± 1 | 11.6 |
NGC 3726 | SAB(r)c | 11h 33m 21.2s | +47° 01′ 45″ | 866 ± 1 | 10.9 |
NGC 3729 | SB(r)a pec | 11h 33m 49.3s | +53° 07′ 32″ | 1060 ± 1 | 12.0 |
SB(r)b | 11h 37m 44.1s | +47° 53′ 35″ | 737 ± 2 | 12.5 | |
SAB(s)cd | 11h 39m 20.7s | +46° 30′ 48″ | 739 ± 6 | 13.1 | |
S0 | 11h 45m 56.6s | +50° 11′ 59″ | 756 ± 7 | 13.4 | |
NGC 3877 | Sc | 11h 46m 07.8s | +47° 29′ 41″ | 895 ± 4 | 12.1 |
NGC 3893 | SAB(rs)c | 11h 48m 38.2s | +48° 42′ 39″ | 967 ± 1 | 11.2 |
(R)SA(rs)d | 11h 50m 38.9s | +55° 21′ 14″ | 954 ± 4 | 13.2 | |
SAcd | 11h 50m 45.5s | +51° 49′ 27″ | 965 ± 1 | 12.5 | |
S0/a | 11h 51m 13.4s | +50° 09′ 25″ | 906 ± 7 | 13.4 | |
NGC 3928 | SA(s)b | 11h 51m 47.6s | +48° 40′ 59″ | 988 ± 4 | 13.0 |
NGC 3949 | SA(s)bc | 11h 53m 41.4s | +47° 51′ 32″ | 800 ± 1 | 11.5 |
NGC 3953 | SB(r)bc | 11h 53m 48.9s | +52° 19′ 36″ | 1052 ± 2 | 10.8 |
NGC 3972 | SA(s)bc | 11h 55m 45.1s | +55° 19′ 15″ | 852 ± 1 | 13.1 |
NGC 3982 | SAB(r)b | 11h 56m 28.1s | +55° 07′ 31″ | 1109 ± 6 | 12.0 |
SB(s)d | 11h 58m 37.9s | +47° 15′ 41″ | 902 ± 1 | 13.2 | |
NGC 4026 | S0 | 11h 59m 25.2s | +50° 57′ 42″ | 930 ± 40 | 11.7 |
SAB(s)c | 12h 05m 22.7s | +50° 21′ 10″ | 746 ± 5 | 13.0 | |
NGC 4088 | SAB(rs)bc | 12h 05m 34.2s | +50° 32′ 21″ | 757 ± 1 | 11.2 |
NGC 4100 | (R)SA(rs)bc | 12h 06m 08.1s | +49° 34′ 59″ | 1074 ± 1 | 11.9 |
NGC 4102 | SAB(s)b | 12h 06m 23.1s | +52° 42′ 39″ | 846 ± 2 | 12.0 |
SB(s)d | 12h 09m 30.2s | +53° 06′ 18″ | 1157 ± 7 | 13.9 | |
SAB(s)b | 12h 11m 04.4s | +50° 29′ 05″ | 774 ± 2 | 12.2 | |
SAm | 11h 40m 06.7s | +45° 56′ 34″ | 841 ± 1 | 13.2 | |
Scd | 11h 42m 26.3s | +51° 35′ 53″ | 973 ± 1 | 14.2 | |
SB(rs)m | 11h 52m 07.0s | +52° 06′ 29″ | 1046 ± 5 | 14.3 | |
SBm | 11h 56m 28.8s | +50° 25′ 42″ | 911 ± 1 | 13.1 | |
Im | 11h 56m 49.4s | +53° 09′ 37″ | 1066 ± 2 | 15.1 | |
SAB(s)d | 11h 57m 17.3s | +49° 16′ 59″ | 777 ± 0 | 12.7 | |
SB(rs)cd | 11h 59m 09.3s | +52° 42′ 27″ | 1082 ± 1 | 13.1 | |
Im | 12h 12m 56.5s | +52° 15′ 55″ | 770 ± 7 | 14.8 |
Galaxies frequently but not consistently listed as group members in the above references (i.e. galaxies listed in four of the above lists) include NGC 3631, , , , , NGC 3898, , , NGC 3998, NGC 4217, , , , , , and . The exact membership and the exact number of galaxies in the group is somewhat uncertain.
Fouque et al. lists these galaxies as two separate groups named Ursa Major I North and Ursa Major I South, both of which were used to compile the above table.[5] Most other references, however, identify this as a single group, as is specifically noted in the LGG Catalogue.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ a b c d e f g h G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. S2CID 9618325.
- ^ a b R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
- ^ The Ursa Major Groups
- ^ a b P. Fouque; E. Gourgoulhon; P. Chamaraux; G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
- ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for various galaxies. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- M109 Group
- Ursa Major Cluster
- Ursa Major (constellation)
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