IC 3053 is a type Sab[1] barred spiral galaxy with a ring[2] located in the Coma Berenices constellation.[3] The galaxy lies 720 million light-years from the solar system and has an estimated diameter of 180,000 thousand light-years meaning the galaxy is much larger compared to the Milky Way.[4] IC 3053 was first discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904.[5] Despite listed in the Virgo Cluster Catalogue as VCC 95, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster due to its high redshift and instead a background galaxy.[6]
| IC 3053 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 3053 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 183.46 degree |
| Declination | 14.22 degree |
| Redshift | 0.05016 0.00001 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 14,661 km/s |
| Distance | 718 Mly (220.1 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Size | 180,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 39038, 2MASX J12135191+1413224, VCC 95, SDSS J121351.93+141322.6, NSA 161254, ALFALFA 1-178, CGCG 098-109, 2MASS J12135193+1413227, AGC 220315, LEDA 39038 | |
Supernova edit
Core-collapse supernova, iPTF14bbs was discovered in January 2014 in IC 3053.[7][8] It was located at Right Ascension of (12hr 13min 51s.816) and Declination of (+14 degrees 13'10".85).[8] The type was unknown.[8]
References edit
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- ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo cluster. II. A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1758. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Schulze, Steve; et al. (2021). "The Palomar Transient Factory Core-collapse Supernova Host-galaxy Sample. I. Host-galaxy Distribution Functions and Environment Dependence of Core-collapse Supernovae". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 255 (2): 29. arXiv:2008.05988. Bibcode:2021ApJS..255...29S. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/abff5e.
- ^ a b c "Bright Supernovae - 2014". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-25.