IC 5332
| IC 5332 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of IC 5332 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 23h 34m 27.5s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 06′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 701 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 28.8 Mly (8.84 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.72[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8.128' × 7.762'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 5332, PGC 71775 | |
IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Sculptor. IC 5332 is not visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 10.72. Viewed from earth, it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its SABc classification. The galaxy lies in the direction of the galactic south pole.[1]
IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non-starburst galaxy.[4] It is a somewhat tenuous spiral galaxy with a very low surface brightness of just 23.8 mag/squ arc sec.
IC 5332 has also been observed in detail by the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI).[5] MIRI's high-resolution mid-infrared image pierced the dust clouds obscuring the galaxy's spiral arms, revealing the galaxy's structures in high detail.[6] These structures were previously hidden in both visible and ultraviolet light observations. This observation exemplifies the power of mid-infrared astronomy to study the previously hidden components of galaxies and unveil their secrets.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NED results for IC 5332".
- ^ a b c Scheuermann, Fabian; Kreckel, Kathryn; Anand, Gagandeep S.; Blanc, Guillermo A.; Congiu, Enrico; Santoro, Francesco; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Barnes, Ashley T.; Bigiel, Frank; Glover, Simon C O.; Groves, Brent; Klessen, Ralf S.; Kruijssen, J M Diederik; Rosolowsky, Erik; Schinnerer, Eva; Schruba, Andreas; Watkins, Elizabeth J.; Williams, Thomas G. (2022). "Planetary nebula luminosity function distances for 19 galaxies observed by PHANGS–MUSE". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 511 (4): 6087–6109. arXiv:2201.04641. Bibcode:2022MNRAS.511.6087S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac110.
- ^ "IC 5332". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "IC5332".
- ^ [email protected]. "Webb's Icy Instrument Reveals Complex Structures | ESA/Webb". esawebb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Webb shows spiral galaxy IC 5332 in unprecedented details". www.jameswebbdiscovery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
External links
[edit]- IC 5332 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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