NGC 972
| Galaxie NGC 972 | |
|---|---|
 (c) ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0 | |
| Aufnahme des Hubble-Weltraumteleskops | |
| AladinLite | |
| Sternbild | Widder |
| Position Äquinoktium: J2000.0, Epoche: J2000.0 | |
| Rektaszension | 02h 34m 13,38s [1] |
| Deklination | +29° 18′ 40,6″ [1] |
| Erscheinungsbild | |
| Morphologischer Typ | Sab / HII[1] |
| Helligkeit (visuell) | 11,3 mag[2] |
| Helligkeit (B-Band) | 12,1 mag[2] |
| Winkelausdehnung | 3,3′ × 1,7′[2] |
| Positionswinkel | 152°[2] |
| Flächenhelligkeit | 13,0 mag/arcmin²[2] |
| Physikalische Daten | |
| Rotverschiebung | 0,005110 ± 0,000002[1] |
| Radialgeschwindigkeit | (1532 ± 1) km/s[1] |
| Hubbledistanz H0 = 73 km/(s • Mpc) | (73 ± 5) · 106 Lj (22,3 ± 1,6) Mpc [1] |
| Durchmesser | 70.000 Lj[3] |
| Geschichte | |
| Entdeckung | William Herschel |
| Entdeckungsdatum | 11. September 1784 |
| Katalogbezeichnungen | |
| NGC 972 • UGC 2045 • PGC 9788 • CGCG 505-12 • MCG +05-07-010 • IRAS 02312+2905 • KUG 0231+290 • 2MASX J02341338+2918404 • GC 560 • H II 211 • h 232 • | |
NGC 972 ist eine Spiralgalaxie mit ausgedehnten Sternentstehungsgebieten vom Hubble-Typ Sab im Sternbild Widder an der Ekliptik. Sie ist schätzungsweise 73 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 70.000 Lj.
Im selben Himmelsareal befindet sich die Galaxie NGC 953.
Das Objekt wurde am 11. September 1784 von William Herschel entdeckt.[4]
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NGC 972 In Bloom.jpg
(c) ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week shows bright, colourful pockets of star formation blooming like roses in a spiral galaxy named NGC 972. The orange-pink glow is created as hydrogen gas reacts to the intense light streaming outwards from nearby newborn stars; these bright patches can be seen here amid dark, tangled streams of cosmic dust. Astronomers look for these telltale signs of star formation when they study galaxies throughout the cosmos, as star formation rates, locations, and histories offer critical clues as to how these colossal collections of gas and dust have evolved over time. New generations of stars contribute to — and are also, in turn, influenced by — the broader forces and factors that mould galaxies throughout the Universe, such as gravity, radiation, matter, and dark matter. German-British astronomer William Herschel is credited with the discovery of NGC 972 in 1784. Astronomers have since measured its distance, finding it to be just under 70 million light-years.
(c) ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week shows bright, colourful pockets of star formation blooming like roses in a spiral galaxy named NGC 972. The orange-pink glow is created as hydrogen gas reacts to the intense light streaming outwards from nearby newborn stars; these bright patches can be seen here amid dark, tangled streams of cosmic dust. Astronomers look for these telltale signs of star formation when they study galaxies throughout the cosmos, as star formation rates, locations, and histories offer critical clues as to how these colossal collections of gas and dust have evolved over time. New generations of stars contribute to — and are also, in turn, influenced by — the broader forces and factors that mould galaxies throughout the Universe, such as gravity, radiation, matter, and dark matter. German-British astronomer William Herschel is credited with the discovery of NGC 972 in 1784. Astronomers have since measured its distance, finding it to be just under 70 million light-years.