| NGC 383 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Legacy Archive image of NGC 383 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 07m 24.968s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 24′ 45.103″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017005[1] |
| Distance | 209,000,000ly 64 Mpc[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~149,700 ly (45.91 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.34′ × 1.95′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 3C 31,4C 32.05,QSO B0104+321,UGC 689,MCG +05-03-053,PGC 3982,CGCG 501-087,VV 193a[1] | |
NGC 383 is a doubleradio galaxy[3] with aquasar-like appearance located in theconstellationPisces. It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 12 September 1784.[4] It is listed asArp 331 inHalton Arp'sAtlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[5]
Recent discoveries by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in 2006 reveal that NGC 383 is being bisected by high energyrelativistic jets traveling at relatively high fractions of the speed of light. Therelativistic electrons in the jets are detected assynchrotron radiation in the x-ray and radio wavelengths. The focus of this intense energy is the galactic center of NGC 383. Therelativistic electron jets detected assynchrotron radiation extend for several thousand parsecs and then appear to dissipate at the ends in the form of streamers or filaments.
There are four other nearby galaxiesNGC 379,NGC 380,NGC 385, andNGC 384 which are suspected of being closely associated with NGC 383, as well as several other galaxies at relatively close distance.
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 383:
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