NGC 2797
| NGC 2797 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2797 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 09h 16m 21.6700s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 43′ 37.965″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025961±0.0000111[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,783±3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 388.5 ± 27.2 Mly (119.12 ± 8.34 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)b[2] |
| Size | ~114,300 ly (35.03 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.68′ × 0.57′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 09135+1756, 2MASX J09162170+1743380, UGC 4891, MCG +03-24-023, PGC 26160, CGCG 091-042[1] | |
NGC 2797 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8,076±21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 388.5 ± 27.2 Mly (119.12 ± 8.34 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 15 March 1866.[2]
Supernovae
[edit]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2797.
- SN 2010Z (Type II, mag. 16.7) was discovered independently by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 3 February 2010, and by Simone Leonini on 8 February 2010.[3][4]
- SN 2021aasl (Type Ia-91T, mag. 17.906) was discovered by ATLAS on 6 October 2021.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 2797". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2797". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ Parisky, X.; Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Brimacombe, J. (2010). "Supernova 2010Z in NGC 2797". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2169): 2. Bibcode:2010CBET.2169....2P.
- ↑ "SN 2010Z". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "SN 2021aasl". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ Figuereo, Stephanie; McKinnon, Kevin; Nunez, Rafael; Guhathakurta, Puragra; Soraisam, Monika; Lee, Chien-Hsiu (2021). "Spectroscopic classification of AT2021aasl/ZTF21acgumnf". The Astronomer's Telegram. 14970: 1. Bibcode:2021ATel14970....1F.
External links
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Media related to NGC 2797 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2797 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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