| NGC 83 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 83 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 21m 22.399s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 26′ 01.11″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020514[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,150±16 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 289.42 ± 25.92 Mly (88.736 ± 7.948 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.33[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2][3] |
| Size | 138,400 ly (42.42 kpc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.5′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F00186+2209, UGC 206, MCG +04-02-005, PGC 1371, CGCG 479-008[3][2] | |
NGC 83 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 17 August 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 14.2.[4]
Supernovae
[edit]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 83:
- SN 2016eoa (Type Ia, mag. 19.3) was discovered by POSS on 2 August 2016.[5][6]
- SN 2025wwk (Type Ia, mag. 17.75) was discovered by the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 3 September 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED results for object NGC 0083". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "NGC 83". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
- ^ "SN 2016eoa". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Kilpatrick, C. D. (2016). "Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with Mayall/KOSMOS". The Astronomer's Telegram. 9335: 1. Bibcode:2016ATel.9335....1K. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "SN 2025wwk". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
External links
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Media related to NGC 83 at Wikimedia Commons