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Galaxy in the constellation Hydra

NGC 3309
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3309.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	10 36 35.6766
Declination	−27° 31′ 05.788″
Redshift	0.013593
Heliocentric radial velocity	4075 ± 4 km/s
Distance	197 Mly (60.3 Mpc)
Group or cluster	Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.60
Characteristics
Type	E3
Size	~146,400 ly (44.88 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	1.9 x 1.6
Notable features	Radio Jet
Other designations
ESO 501-036, AM 1034-271, MCG -04-25-034, PGC 31466

NGC 3309 is a giant elliptical galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. NGC 3309 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. The galaxy forms a pair with NGC 3311 which lies about 72,000 ly (22 kpc) away. Both galaxies dominate the center of the Hydra Cluster.

Radio Jet

NGC 3309 has a radio jet emerging out of its center. The jet is two-sided and the northeastern part of the jet appears to end in a spur. The southwestern part of the jet lies along a straight line. At a projected distance of about ~3,300 ly (1 kpc) from the nucleus, the jet appears to narrow into a nozzle-like structure before it expands into a lobe extending away from the galaxy.

The predominant part of the radio emission in the Hydra Cluster comes from NGC 3309. The radio emission in NGC 3309 may have been triggered by a recent perturbation with the giant spiral galaxy NGC 3312.

Globular clusters

NGC 3309 has an estimated population of about 364 ± 210 globular clusters. Due to the influence of the nearby galaxy NGC 3311, NGC 3309 may have been stripped of part of its original globular cluster system with some of the galaxy's globular clusters becoming members of NGC 3311's population.

References

^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3309. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^ Wehner, Elizabeth M. H.; Harris, William E.; Whitmore, Bradley C.; Rothberg, Barry; Woodley, Kristin A. (2008). "The Globular Cluster Systems around NGC 3311 and NGC 3309". The Astrophysical Journal. 681 (2): 1233. arXiv:0802.1723. Bibcode:2008ApJ...681.1233W. doi:10.1086/587433. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119241756.
"Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
"Revised NGC Data for NGC 3309". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ Kotanyi, C. (November 1990). "NGC 3309: an S-shaped radio galaxy in a nearby cluster" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica. 21: 173–176. Bibcode:1990RMxAA..21..173K.
Yamasaki, N. Y.; Ohashi, T.; Furusho, T. (2002). "Chandra Observation of the Central Galaxies in the A1060 Cluster of Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 578 (2): 833–841. arXiv:astro-ph/0206472. Bibcode:2002ApJ...578..833Y. doi:10.1086/342652. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 15537091.
Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.
Lindblad, P. O.; Jorsater, S., S.; Sandqvist, Aa. (March 1985). "The nuclear radio sources in the elliptical galaxies NGC 3309 and NGC 3311 in the cluster Abell 1060" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 144: 496–501. Bibcode:1985A&A...144..496L.
Richtler, T.; Salinas, R.; Misgeld, I.; Hilker, M.; Hau, G. K. T.; Romanowsky, A. J.; Schuberth, Y.; Spolaor, M. (2011-06-24). "The dark halo of the Hydra I galaxy cluster: core, cusp, cosmological?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 531: A119. arXiv:1103.2053. Bibcode:2011A&A...531A.119R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015948. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 119210109.

External links

NGC 3309 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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Astronomical catalog List of NGC objects 3001–4000

New General Catalogue 3000 to 3499

Constellation of Hydra

Stars

Bayer	α (Alphard) β γ δ ε (Ashlesha) ζ η θ ι (Ukdah) κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ (Minchir) τ τ υ (Zhang) υ φ φ φ χ χ ψ ω
Flamsteed	1 2 3 6 (a) 9 10 12 (D) 14 15 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 (P) 28 29 33 (A) 34 37 44 47 48 50 51 (k) 52 (l) 54 (m) 55 56 57 58 (E) 59 60 3 Crt (b) 5 Crt (b) 6 Crt (b) 10 Crt 17 Crt (N) 20 Crt 14 Lib 30 Mon (C) 31 Mon (F) 2 Sex
Variable	R U V W TW EX HS KU LQ V419 V421 V434 V478
HR	3378 3538 3749 (G) 3750 3858 (I) 3862 3919 3923 (Felis) 4162 4328 4339 4445 5265
HD	72659 74156 82943 86226 86264 90156
Gliese	328 357 433 453 3517 3634
Other	HE 1256-2738 HE 1327-2326 LHS 2065 LHS 3003 LTT 3780 2MASS 1114−2618 WASP-25 WASP-36 WASP-84 WISE 0855−0714

Star clusters

Open	Messier 48
Globular	Messier 68 NGC 5694

Nebulae

Planetary	Abell 33 Abell 35 NGC 3242

Galaxies

Messier	83
NGC	2617 2835 2865 2890 2936 2937 2992 3054 3081 3109 3285 3305 3307 3308 3309 3311 3312 3313 3314 3315 3316 3336 3369 3393 3402 3464 3585 3621 3717 3923 4980 4993 5078 5101 5135 5260 5264 5495
Other	3C 196.1 AM 1316-241 Arp 7 ESO 510-G13 GAMA202627 IC 535 MRC 1138-262 Peekaboo Galaxy TN J0924-2201 Tololo 1247-232

Galaxy clusters

Abell	754 3411 3412
Other	Hickson 40

Astronomical events

GW170817

Categories:

Radio Jet

Globular clusters

See also

References

External links