astro.wikisort.org - GalaxyNGC 2992 is a Seyfert galaxy located 103[6] million light years distant in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It was discovered in 1785 by Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel.[5]
Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Hydra
NGC 2992 |
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 NGC 2992 (right) with its partner, NGC 2993 (left) |
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Constellation | Hydra |
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Right ascension | 09h 45m 42.045s[1] |
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Declination | −14° 19′ 34.90″[1] |
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Redshift | 0.00771[2] |
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Helio radial velocity | 2,311 km/s[3] |
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Distance | 103 Mly (31.6 Mpc)[4] |
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Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2[5] |
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Type | Sa[5] |
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Mass | 55.7×109[4] M☉ |
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Apparent size (V) | 3.24′ × 0.91′[6] |
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2MASX J09454204-1419348, NGC 2992, LEDA 27982, PGC 27982[7][6] |
The morphological classification of this galaxy is Sa,[5] indicating a spiral with no central bar. The plane of the galaxy is inclined at an angle of 70° to the line of sight from the Earth,[2] so it is being viewed from nearly edge on. A prominent dust lane extends along the major axis, crossing the nucleus.[8] This was identified as a Seyfert galaxy in 1980 based on a broad component of the Hα line with no matching Hβ broadening. It is classed as an intermediate[8] Seyfert of type 1.9/1.5.[2] Varying emission in the x-ray and other bands have been detected from the nucleus of NGC 2992, which may be the result of changes to an accretion disk in the core.[8] These fluctuations show changes by a factor of up to 20 on a time scales of days or weeks. The mass of the central supermassive black hole is estimated to be 5.2×107 M☉.[2]
The nearby companion galaxy NGC 2993 is located less than 3′ to the southeast of NGC 2292. The two are linked by a tidal bridge of ionized hydrogen and there are tidal tails to the southeast of NGC 2993 and the north of NGC 2292. The encounter between these galaxies may be the trigger for the active nucleus in NGC 2992. There is a significant amount of dust obscuring the nucleus and cones of material outflowing from the core at nearly right angles to the alignment of the galaxy.[9] NuSTAR observations suggest there is an ultra-fast outflow component with a velocity of 0.21±0.01 c.[2]
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- NGC 2987
- NGC 2988
- NGC 2989
- NGC 2990
- NGC 2991
- NGC 2992
- NGC 2993
- NGC 2994
- NGC 2995
- NGC 2996
- NGC 2997
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[de] NGC 2992
NGC 2992 ist eine Spiralgalaxie mit aktivem Galaxienkern vom Hubble-Typ Sa im Sternbild Wasserschlange südlich des Himmelsäquators. Sie ist schätzungsweise 95 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 115.000 Lj. Gemeinsam mit NGC 2993, Arp 245N und FGC 0938 bildet sie eine Galaxiengruppe (Arp 245).
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NGC 2992 (другие обозначения — MCG -2-25-14, ARP 245, IRAS09432-1405, PGC 27982) — спиральная галактика (Sa) в созвездии Гидра.
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