NGC 3613
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 3613
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 18m 36.130s[1]
Declination+57° 59′ 59.73″[1]
Redshift0.006738[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2013 ± 47 km/s[2]
Distance98 Mly (30.1 Mpc)[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)−21.5[3]
Characteristics
TypeE6[3]
Apparent size (V)1.347′ × 0.997′[2]
Other designations
UGC 6323, MCG +10-16-109, PGC 34583[2]

NGC 3613 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1793.[4] NGC 3613 is the center of a cluster of galaxies, and has an estimated globular cluster population of over 2,000.[3]

In 2011, SN 2011eh, a type Ia supernova with a peculiar spectrum, was detected within NGC 3613.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 3613". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 De Bórtoli, Bruno J.; Bassino, Lilia P.; Caso, Juan P.; Ennis, Ana I. (2020). "A Gemini/GMOS study of the bright elliptical galaxy NGC 3613 and its globular cluster system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (3): 4313–4324. arXiv:2005.13370. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa086.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ↑ "SN 2011eh". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  • Media related to NGC 3613 at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.