NGC 1892 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 51 million light-years away[5] the constellation Dorado. It was discovered November 30, 1834 by John Herschel.[3] NGC 1892 is a member of the NGC 1947 Group[6][7][8] which is part of the Southern Supercluster.[7]

NGC 1892
NGC 1892 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension05h 17m 9.0s[1]
Declination−64° 57′ 35″[1]
Redshift0.004546[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1363 km/s[1]
Distance51 Mly (15.5 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.83[1][3]
Absolute magnitude (B)−16.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeScd[2]
Mass4×109 (Stellar mass)[2] M
Size~63,200 ly (19.37 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.9' × 0.8'[1][3]
Other designations
MCG+03-01-030, 2MFGC 4320, 2MASX J05170905-6457354, IRAS 05169-6500, PGC 17042[4]

NGC 1892 despite being a spiral galaxy, has a central bulge is more morphologically similar to dwarf irregular galaxies. The galaxy's central bulge which is highly irregular, is obscured by a dust lane.[9] NGC 1892 is also host to a nuclear star cluster[10] with an estimated mass of 7.381 × 106 M,[11] and a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass 4.7 × 106 M.[12]

A probable supernova of type IIP was photographed by the Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey (CGS) in 2004,[13] but it was not noticed until Brazilian amateur astronomer Jorge Stockler de Moraes compared the CGS image to one he took in January 2017.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 1892". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Caltech. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Guillochon, James; Stockler de Moraes, Jorge; Nicholl, Matt; Patnaude, Daniel J; Auchetti, Katie; Barth, Aaron J; Ho, Luis C; Li, Zhao-Yu; Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey (2018). "Serendipitous Discovery of a 14 year old Supernova at 16 Mpc". Research Notes of the AAS. 2 (3): 165. arXiv:1809.00163. Bibcode:2018RNAAS...2..165G. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/aade89. S2CID 119431988.
  3. ^ a b c Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas NGC Objects 1850-1899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ "NGC 1892". SIMBAD. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Kohler, Susanna (2018). "Surprise Discovery of a 14-Year-Old Supernova". Aas Nova Highlights: 4028. Bibcode:2018nova.pres.4028K. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. ^ Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog (1. publ ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  7. ^ a b Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
  8. ^ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X.
  9. ^ Carollo, C. M.; Stiavelli, M.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Mack, J. (1997-12-01). "Spiral Galaxies with WFPC2.I.Nuclear Morphology, Bulges, Star Clusters, and Surface Brightness Profiles". The Astronomical Journal. 114: 2366. Bibcode:1997AJ....114.2366C. doi:10.1086/118654. ISSN 0004-6256.
  10. ^ Georgiev, Iskren Y.; Böker, Torsten (2014-07-11). "Nuclear star clusters in 228 spiral galaxies in the HST/WFPC2 archive: catalogue and comparison to other stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 441 (4): 3570–3590. arXiv:1404.5956. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu797. ISSN 1365-2966.
  11. ^ Georgiev, Iskren Y.; Böker, Torsten; Leigh, Nathan; Lützgendorf, Nora; Neumayer, Nadine (2016-04-01). "Masses and scaling relations for nuclear star clusters, and their co-existence with central black holes". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 457 (2): 2122–2138. arXiv:1601.02613. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.457.2122G. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw093. ISSN 0035-8711.
  12. ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.
  13. ^ "NGC 1892". The Carnegie-Irvine Galaxy Survey (CGS). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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