NGC 1132

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NGC 1132
Telescope image of NGC 1132
A visible light image of NGS1132 with X-ray emission superimposed (rendered in blue)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension02h 52m 51.82s[1]
Declination−01° 16′ 29.0″[1]
Redshift6871 km/s[2]
Helio radial velocity0.023189[2]
Distance263.9 Mly (80.91 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.9[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Other designations
UGC 2359, MCG +00-08-040, PGC 10891[2]

NGC 1132 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel on November 23, 1827.[5] It is located at a distance of about 318 million light-years away from Earth.[6]

NGC 1132 and nearby small galaxies are known as a "fossil group" that resulted from the merger of a group of galaxies.[4] It is notable for being the prototype example of the class of fossil galaxy groups.[7] The identification as a fossil group was made in 1999.[8] This group contains an enormous amount of dark matter and a large amount of hot gas that emits X-ray radiation.[9] The galaxy is surrounded by thousands of globular star clusters.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cutri, Roc M.; Skrutskie, Michael F.; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Beichman, Charles A.; Carpenter, John M.; Chester, Thomas; Cambresy, Laurent; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Huchra, John P.; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Light, Robert M.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Stiening, Rae; Sykes, Matthew J.; Weinberg, Martin D.; Wheaton, William A.; Wheelock, Sherry L.; Zacarias, N. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2246: II/246. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 1132". Simbad. Université de Strasbourg/CNRS. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50.
  4. ^ a b "Gargantuan galaxy NGC 1132 - a cosmic fossil?". Hubble Space Telescope. NASA/ESA. February 5, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1100 - 1149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  6. ^ Nowakowski, Tomasz (June 27, 2017). "Galaxy NGC 1132 has a disturbed hot halo, study finds". Phys.org. Science X. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Alamo-Martínez1, K. A.; West1, M. J.; Blakeslee, J. P.; González-Lópezlira, R. A.; Jordán, A.; Gregg, M.; Côté, P.; Drinkwater, M. J.; van den Bergh, S. (October 2012). "Globular cluster systems in fossil groups: NGC 6482, NGC1132,and ESO 306-017" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546 (A15): A15. arXiv:1208.4060. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..15A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219285. S2CID 59132846. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Martínez, Álamo; Adriana, Karla (2015). Globular Clusters: Jewels to Trace the Structure of Galaxies (PDF). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 65. ISBN 9786070268106.
  9. ^ "NGC 1132: A Mysterious Elliptical Galaxy". Chandra. NASA. February 5, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Gargantuan Galaxy NGC 1132". Hubble. ESA. February 5, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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