NGC 7531

NGC 7531 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of circa 70 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7531 is about 95,000 light years across.[1] It was discovered by John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[2]

NGC 7531
NGC 7531 by GALEX
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationGrus
Right ascension23h 14m 48.5s[1]
Declination−43° 35′ 59.8″[1]
Redshift0.005324 ± 0.000010 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,596 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance72.4 ± 16 Mly (22.2 ± 4.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.3
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)bc [1]
Apparent size (V)4.5′ × 1.8′[1]
Other designations
ESO 291- G010, AM 2312-435, MCG -07-47-025, PGC 70800[1]

Characteristics

The inner region of NGC 7531 is characterised by a high surface brightness ring. The ring is a place of active star formation and a number of star clusters and H II regions have been identified in it.[3] The star formation rate of the inner ring is estimated to be 0.41 ± 0.12 M☉ per year based on H-alpha emission.[4] A weak bar is observed in the near infrared inside the ring, along with dust lanes. Yet, the motions at the inner ring are predominately circular. The inner ring may lie at the location of the inner Lindblad resonance.[3]

The galaxy has two patchy spiral arms that are relatively well defined but are of low surface brightness. H II regions have also been observed at the spiral arms of the galaxy, where there is also active star formation, which is more intense at the southwest region.[3] A supermassive black hole is believed to lie in the centre of the galaxy whose mass is estimated to be 3–48 million (107.07±0.61) M☉, based on the spiral arm pitch angle.[5] The galaxy is seen with an inclination of 66°.[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7531, SN 2012dj. It was a type Ib/c supernova with a peak magnitude of 15.3.[6]

Nearby galaxies

In long exposure photographic plates of the galaxy, a large low surface brightness region structure was observed 2.6 arcminutes west from the nucleus of the galaxy, that has more than half the apparent diameter of NGC 7531.[3] It has been identified as a stellar cloud that may be a dwarf satellite of the galaxy or a shell created by the tidal disruption of NGC 7531.[7]

NGC 7531 is a member of the NGC 7582 galaxy group.[8] Other members of the group include NGC 7552, NGC 7582, NGC 7590, and NGC 7599, which are also known as the Grus Quartet,[9] NGC 7496, NGC 7632, and IC 5325.[8] This group, along with the group centred around IC 1459 form the Grus cloud, a region of elevated galaxy density. The Grus cloud, along with the nearby Pavo-Indus cloud, lies between the Local Supercluster and Pavo–Indus Supercluster.[10]

See also
NGC 7531 (2MASS)

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7531. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7531 (= PGC 68165)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. Buta, R. (May 1987). "The structure and dynamics of ringed galaxies. III - Surface photometry and kinematics of the ringed nonbarred spiral NGC 7531". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 64: 1. Bibcode:1987ApJS...64....1B. doi:10.1086/191190.
  4. Grouchy, R. D.; Buta, R. J.; Salo, H.; Laurikainen, E. (1 June 2010). "Ring star formation rates in barred and nonbarred galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 139 (6): 2465–2493. arXiv:1004.5063. Bibcode:2010AJ....139.2465G. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/6/2465. S2CID 119099302.
  5. Davis, Benjamin L.; Berrier, Joel C.; Johns, Lucas; Shields, Douglas W.; Hartley, Matthew T.; Kennefick, Daniel; Kennefick, Julia; Seigar, Marc S.; Lacy, Claud H. S. (20 June 2014). "The Black Hole Mass Function Derived from Local Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 789 (2): 124. arXiv:1405.5876. Bibcode:2014ApJ...789..124D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/789/2/124. S2CID 119302157.
  6. List of Supernovae IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. Martínez-Delgado, David; Gabany, R. Jay; Crawford, Ken; Zibetti, Stefano; Majewski, Steven R.; Rix, Hans-Walter; Fliri, Jürgen; Carballo-Bello, Julio A.; Bardalez-Gagliuffi, Daniella C.; Peñarrubia, Jorge; Chonis, Taylor S.; Madore, Barry; Trujillo, Ignacio; Schirmer, Mischa; McDavid, David A. (1 October 2010). "Stellar tidal streams in spiral galaxies of the local volume: a pilot survey with modest aperture telescopes". The Astronomical Journal. 140 (4): 962–967. arXiv:1003.4860. Bibcode:2010AJ....140..962M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/4/962. S2CID 43034946.
  8. Makarov, Dmitry; Karachentsev, Igor (21 April 2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. S2CID 119194025. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  9. Bakich, Michael E. (2010). 1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die. New York, New York: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. p. 334. Bibcode:2010ocws.book.....B. ISBN 978-1-4419-1777-5.
  10. Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (1993). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus Clouds of Galaxies" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100 (3): 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 7531.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.