NGC 3501
| Galaxie NGC 3501 | |
|---|---|
 (c) ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0 | |
| Aufnahme des Hubble-Weltraumteleskops | |
| AladinLite | |
| Sternbild | Löwe |
| Position Äquinoktium: J2000.0, Epoche: J2000.0 | |
| Rektaszension | 11h 02m 47,3s[1] |
| Deklination | +17° 59′ 22″[1] |
| Erscheinungsbild | |
| Morphologischer Typ | Scd[1] |
| Helligkeit (visuell) | 12,9 mag[2] |
| Helligkeit (B-Band) | 13,6 mag[2] |
| Winkelausdehnung | 3,9′ × 0,5′[2] |
| Positionswinkel | 27°[2] |
| Flächenhelligkeit | 13,4 mag/arcmin²[2] |
| Physikalische Daten | |
| Rotverschiebung | 0.003769 ± 0.000004[1] |
| Radialgeschwindigkeit | (1130 ± 1) km/s[1] |
| Hubbledistanz H0 = 73 km/(s • Mpc) | (47 ± 3) · 106 Lj (14,5 ± 1,0) Mpc [1] |
| Geschichte | |
| Entdeckung | Édouard Stephan |
| Entdeckungsdatum | 23. April 1881 |
| Katalogbezeichnungen | |
| NGC 3501 • UGC 6116 • PGC 33343 • CGCG 095-097 • MCG +03-28-051 • 2MASX J11024730+1759223 • NVSS J110247+175913 • Holm 224B • LDCE 778 NED017 | |
NGC 3501 ist eine Spiralgalaxie vom Hubble-Typ Sc im Sternbild Löwe auf der Ekliptik. Sie ist schätzungsweise 47 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 55.000 Lj. Gemeinsam mit NGC 3507 bildet sie das Galaxienpaar Holm 224.
Im selben Himmelsareal befindet sich u. a. die Galaxie NGC 3487.
Das Objekt wurde am 23. April 1881 von dem Astronomen Édouard Stephan entdeckt.[3]
Literatur
- König, Michael & Binnewies, Stefan (2019): Bildatlas der Galaxien: Die Astrophysik hinter den Astrofotografien, Stuttgart: Kosmos, S. 366
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The thin, glowing streak slicing across this image cuts a lonely figure, with only a few foreground stars and galaxies in the distant background for company.
However, this is all a case of perspective; lying out of frame is another nearby spiral. Together, these two galaxies make up a pair, moving through space together and keeping one another company.
The subject of this Hubble image is called NGC 3501, with NGC 3507 as its out-of-frame companion. The two galaxies look very different — another example of the importance of perspective. NGC 3501 appears edge-on, giving it an elongated and very narrow appearance. Its partner, however, looks very different indeed, appearing face-on and giving us a fantastic view of its barred swirling arms.
While similar arms may not be visible in this image of NGC 3501, this galaxy is also a spiral — although it is somewhat different from its companion. While NGC 3507 has bars cutting through its centre, NGC 3501 does not. Instead, its loosely wound spiral arms all originate from its centre. The bright gas and stars that make up these arms can be seen here glowing brightly, mottled by the dark dust lanes that trace across the galaxy.
A version of this image was entered into the Hubble's Hidden Treasures image processing competition by contestant Nick Rose.