MCG+01-02-015
MCG+01-02-015 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 30m 28s[1] |
Declination | +05° 51′ 40″[1] |
Redshift | 0.023640[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 7087 ± 18 km/s[2] |
Distance | 293 Mly (89.9 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB[3] |
Other designations | |
MCG+01-02-015, LEDA 1852, 2MASX J00302865+0551405, UZC J003028.7+055140[1] |
MCG+01-02-015 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is an example of a void galaxy.[4]
Observational history[]
MCG+01-02-015 was previously classified as an elliptical galaxy of class E2 although higher-resolution imaging has revealed it to be a barred spiral galaxy.[3]
Formation[]
It is theorised by many astrophysicists that void galaxies are the result of large galactic filaments being pulled on by the gravity of a neighboring super cluster out of the less densely populated areas, galaxies such as MCG+01-02-015 are left behind by events such as these.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "MCG+01-02-015". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Corsini, E. M.; Wegner, G. A.; Thomas, J.; Saglia, R. P.; Bender, R. (2017). "The density of dark matter haloes of early-type galaxies in low-density environments". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 466 (1): 974–995. arXiv:1611.03872. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.466..974C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2935.
- ^ "The loneliest of galaxies". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Dvorsky, George. "Behold the Boötes void, the spookiest place in the cosmos". io9. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
Categories:
- Barred spiral galaxies
- Pisces (constellation)
- MCG objects
- Spiral galaxy stubs