NGC 1125
| NGC 1125 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1125 imaged by Pan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 02h 51m 40.4544s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 39′ 02.304″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010931±0.000017[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,277±5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 148.5 ± 10.4 Mly (45.53 ± 3.20 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.43[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SB0/a?(r)[1] |
| Size | ~126,000 ly (38.64 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 02493-1651, MCG -03-08-035, PGC 10851[1] | |
NGC 1125 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,087±14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 148.5 ± 10.4 Mly (45.53 ± 3.20 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 October 1785.[2][3]
NGC 1125 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[4] The strongest emission from ionized and molecular gas is seen about 300 parsecs away from the galaxy’s center.[5]
NGC 1125 appears close to neighboring galaxy MCG -03-08-034, but the alignment is optical, as the neighbor is about 3 times farther away (437.9 ± 30.7 Mly).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 1125". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1125". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "NGC 1125". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Schönell, Astor J.; Riffel Jr., Rogemar A.; Riffel, Rogério; Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa (1 March 2025). "A jet-driven bipolar outflow in NGC 1125". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537 (4): 3826–3838. arXiv:2502.09315. Bibcode:2025MNRAS.537.3826S. doi:10.1093/mnras/staf254.
- ^ "Results for object NGC 1125 NED01". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1125 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1125 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
