Circinus Galaxy
Coordinates: 
14h 13m 9.9s, −65° 20′ 21″
14h 13m 9.9s, −65° 20′ 21″| Circinus Galaxy | |
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| ESO 97-G13,[1] LEDA 50779 |
The Circinus Galaxy (ESO 97-G13) is a
active galaxies to the Milky Way, though it is probably slightly farther away than Centaurus A
.
Circinus Galaxy produced supernova SN 1996cr, which was identified over a decade after it exploded. This supernova event was first observed during 2001 as a bright, variable object in a Chandra X-ray Observatory image, but it was not confirmed as a supernova until years later.
The Circinus Galaxy is one of twelve large galaxies in the "
Council of Giants" surrounding the Local Group in the Local Sheet.[6] One object is possibly a satellite of the Circinus Galaxy, known as HIZOA J1353-58. HIZOA J1353-58 was discovered in a survey of neutral hydrogen (H I) and is located within the Zone of Avoidance.[7]
NuSTAR detected a ULX at the edge of this galaxy, a Black hole about 100 times the mass of the Sun. [8][9]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Detailed Information for Object ESO 97-G13". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "NAME Circinus Galaxy". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- S2CID 16365899.
- ISSN 0036-8075.
- ISBN 978-1-85233-742-1.
- .
- S2CID 54665552.
- ^ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia17560-black-holes-of-the-circinus-galaxy
- ^ https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/black-holes-of-circinus-galaxy/
External links
Media related to Circinus Galaxy at Wikimedia Commons- Chandra X observatory Examines Black Holes Large and Small in Nearby Galaxy
- The Hubble European Space Agency picture and information
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Circinus Galaxy (4 December 2000)
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