MCG +01-02-015 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is an example of a void galaxy,[4] and believed to be one of the most isolated galaxies known, with no other galaxies for around 100 million light-years in all directions.[5]
| MCG +01-02-015 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of MCG +01-02-015 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 30m 28s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 51′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023640[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7087 ± 18 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 293 Mly (89.9 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB[3] |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 1852, CGCG 409-021, 2MASX J00302865+0551405, UZC J003028.7+055140[1] | |
Observational history
editMCG +01-02-015 was previously classified as an elliptical galaxy of class E2 although higher-resolution imaging has revealed it to be a barred spiral galaxy.[3]
Formation
editIt is theorised by many astrophysicists that void galaxies are the result of large galactic filaments being pulled on by the gravity of a neighboring super cluster out of the less densely populated areas. Galaxies such as MCG +01-02-015 are left behind by events such as these.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "MCG+01-02-015". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Corsini, E. M.; Wegner, G. A.; Thomas, J.; Saglia, R. P.; Bender, R. (2017). "The density of dark matter haloes of early-type galaxies in low-density environments". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 466 (1): 974–995. arXiv:1611.03872. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.466..974C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2935.
- ^ "The loneliest of galaxies". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Siegel, Ethan. "Scientists Discover The Loneliest, Most Isolated Galaxy In The Entire Universe". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Dvorsky, George (6 July 2012). "Behold the Boötes void, the spookiest place in the cosmos". io9. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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