NGC 4051

NGC 4051
Hubble image of NGC 4051
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 12h 03m 09.686s[1]
Declination +44° 31′ 52.54″[1]
Redshift 0.002336[2]
Helio radial velocity 700 km/s[2]
Distance 45.14 ± 9.85 Mly (13.840 ± 3.021 Mpc)[2]
Group or cluster Ursa Major Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.92[3]
Apparent magnitude (B) 11.08[3]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)bc[2]
Size 78,800 ly (24,160 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V) 6.00′ × 4.98′[2][note 1]
Other designations
UGC 7030, MGC+08-22-059, PGC 38068[3]

NGC 4051 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major.[2] It was discovered on 6 February 1788 by John Herschel.[4]

NGC 4051 contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 1.73 million M☉.[5] This galaxy was studied by the Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring 2m telescope.[6] Several supernovae have been discovered in NGC 4051: SN 1983I, SN 2010br, and SN 2003ie.[3]

The galaxy is a Seyfert galaxy that emits bright X-rays. However, in early 1998 the X-ray emission ceased as observed in by the Beppo-SAX satellite.[7]

NGC 4051 is a member of the Ursa Major Cluster.[8][9][10]

RGB image of the galaxy NGC 4051 by the earthbound Liverpool Telescope
NGC 4051 imaged by GALEX

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NED results for object NGC 3697". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 4051". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "A revised broad-line region radius and black hole mass for the narrow-line Seyfert 1 NGC 4051". iopscience.iop.org.
  6. ↑ Suganuma, Masahiro; Yoshii, Yuzuru; Kobayashi, Yukiyasu; Minezaki, Takeo; Enya, Keigo; Tomita, Hiroyuki; Aoki, Tsutomu; Koshida, Shintaro; Peterson, Bruce A. (2006). "Reverberation Measurements of the Inner Radius of the Dust Torus in Nearby Seyfert 1 Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. The American Astronomical Society. 639 (1): 46–63. arXiv:astro-ph/0511697. Bibcode:2006ApJ...639...46S. doi:10.1086/499326. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. ↑ "Now you se it ...". New Scientist (2145): 23. 1 August 1998.
  8. ↑ Tully, R. Brent; Verheijen, Marc A. W.; Pierce, Michael J.; Huang, Jia-Sheng; Wainscoat, Richard J. (December 1996). "The Ursa Major Cluster of Galaxies.I.Cluster Definition and Photometric Data". The Astronomical Journal. 112. arXiv:astro-ph/9608124. Bibcode:1996AJ....112.2471T. doi:10.1086/118196. ISSN 0004-6256.
  9. ↑ P. Fouque, E. Gourgoulhon, P. Chamaraux, G. Paturel; Gourgoulhon; Chamaraux; Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
  10. ↑ "The Ursa Major Groups". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

Notes

  1. 1 2 POSS1 103a-O values used.

Coordinates: 12h 03m 09.6s, +44° 31′ 55″


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