NGC 3319 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on Feb 3, 1788.[5] It is rich in gas and lacks a galactic bulge.[3]
| NGC 3319 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) SDSS image of NGC 3319 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 39m 09.533s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 41′ 12.74″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002420[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 725 ± 5 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 46.6 ± 3.6 Mly (14.3 ± 1.1 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.07[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.48[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)cd[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.2′ × 3.4′[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5789, MCG +07-22-036, PGC 31671[2] | |
NGC 3319 is relatively isolated. It is in a small group of galaxies including NGC 3104, NGC 3184, and NGC 3198. The nearest galaxy to it is probably NGC 3198, 4.2 million light-years (1.3 megaparsecs) away.[3]
NGC 3319 is a Seyfert galaxy, with an active galactic nucleus (AGN) that was identified in 2018.[6] NGC 3319 is a candidate for hosting an intermediate-mass black hole. The probability of having the black hole having a mass less than 105 M☉ has been placed at 84%.[3]
Gallery
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 3319
References
External links
Media related to NGC 3319 at Wikimedia Commons
