NGC 428
Hubble image of NGC 428.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus[1]
Right ascension01h 12m 55,78s [2]
Declination+ 00 ° 58 '51.6 [2]
Distance48 mly[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)+11.3[2]
Other designations
NGC 428 • UGC 763 • PGC 4367 • Z 385.28 • MCG + 00-04-36 • IRAS 01103 + 0043 • 2MASX J01125570 + 0058536 • GC 238 • H 2.622 • HIPASS J0112 + 00[2]

NGC 428 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster), with its spiral structure distorted and warped, possibly the result of the collision of two galaxies.[3] There appears to be a substantial amount of star formation occurring within NGC 428 and it lacks well defined arms — a telltale sign of a galaxy merger.[3] In 2015 the Hubble Space Telescope made a close-up shot of the galaxy with its Advanced Camera for Surveys and its Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.[1] The structure of NGC 428 has been compared to NGC 5645.[4]

Discoveries

NGC428 by Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 428 was discovered by William Herschel in December 1786.[3] A type Ia supernova designated SN2013ct was discovered May 11, 2013, within the galaxy by Stuart Parker of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) project in Australia and New Zealand.[3][5]

Smoker et al. reported in 1996 on the NGC 428 field, with the HI tail and LSB dwarf 0110+008, assessing star formation properties based on molecule density distributions, and concluded that the tail formation most likely originated through tidal interactions between two galaxies.[6]

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sinpetru, Laura (16 August 2015). "Hubble Delivers Gorgeous View of Galaxy 48 Million Light-Years Away". Softpedia.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 428". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  3. ^ a b c d e "NASA Image of the Day". NGC 428. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 Aug 2015.
  4. ^ NED. "Notes for object NGC 0428".
  5. ^ "NGC428 discovery". 11 May 2013.
  6. ^ Smoker, J. V.; Davies, R. D. & Axon, D. J. (1996). "H I and optical observations of the NGC 428 field". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 281 (2): 393–405. Bibcode:1996MNRAS.281..393S. doi:10.1093/mnras/281.2.393.

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