NGC 1106 explained

NGC 1106
Epoch:J2000
Dist Ly:~199 ± 14 · 10 Mly(61.0 ± 4.3 Mpc)
Z:0.014467 ± 0.000063
Appmag V:12.5
Size V:1.30 x 1.0 arcmin
Appmag B:13.5
Sbrightness:12.7 mag/arcmin
Names:UGC 2322, MCG +07-06-076, CGCG 539-112,
PGC 10792, IRAS 02474+4127
H Radial V:4337 ± 19 km/s

NGC 1106 is a lenticular, non-barred spiral galaxy with considerable structure (type SA0^+), located in the Perseus constellation.[1] [2] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on 18 September 1828.[3]

Characteristics

In 2016, astronomers confirmed NGC 1106 contains a Compton-thick[4] active galactic nucleus, after extensive analysis of the galaxy's X-ray spectra.[5] Due to the AGN in its center, it's also classified as a type II Seyfert galaxy, meaning it has the characteristic bright core of a Seyfert galaxy, as well as appearing bright when viewed at infrared wavelengths.

Star formation

A study released in 2022 detected active star formation in NGC 1106.[6] The research involved the use of far-ultraviolet and mid-infrared analysis, both techniques are extensively used as star formation rate tracers.[7]

NGC 1086 Group

NGC 1106 is a member of the NGC 1086 Group (also known as LGG 78). The other three galaxies are: NGC 1086, UGC 2349, and UGC 2350.[8]

See also

Other Seyfert galaxies include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1106 . 2023-12-02 . spider.seds.org.
  2. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database's result for NGC 1106 . 2023-12-02 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  3. Web site: Dreyer . 2023-12-02 . www.klima-luft.de.
  4. Web site: Compton Thick AGN: The dark side of the X-ray background - A. Comastri . 2023-12-03 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  5. Tanimoto . Atsushi . Ueda . Yoshihiro . Kawamuro . Taiki . Ricci . Claudio . 2016-06-01 . Suzaku follow-up of heavily obscured active galactic nuclei detected in Swift/BAT survey: NGC 1106, UGC 03752, and NGC 2788A . Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan . 68 . SP1 . S26 . 10.1093/pasj/psw008 . 1601.05056 . 2016PASJ...68S..26T . 0004-6264.
  6. Kolokythas . Konstantinos . Vaddi . Sravani . O'Sullivan . Ewan . Loubser . Ilani . Babul . Arif . Raychaudhury . Somak . Lagos . Patricio . Jarrett . Thomas H. . 2022-03-01 . The Complete Local-Volume Groups Sample - IV. Star formation and gas content in group-dominant galaxies . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 510 . 3 . 4191–4207 . 10.1093/mnras/stab3699 . free . 2112.08498 . 2022MNRAS.510.4191K . 0035-8711.
  7. Brown . M. J. I. . Moustakas . J. . Jarrett . T. H. . Cluver . M. . 2018 . The Ultraviolet–Infrared Color–Magnitude Relation of Star-forming Galaxies . Research Notes of the AAS . en . 2 . 4 . 217 . 10.3847/2515-5172/aaf21c . 1811.05638 . 2018RNAAS...2..217B . free. 2515-5172.
  8. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A%26AS..100...47G/abstract A.M. Garcia, "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 100 #1, July 1993, pp. 47–90 (Bibcode 1993A&AS.. 100...47G)

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