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IC 758

Coordinates: Sky map 12h 04m 11.9363s, +62° 30′ 19.199″
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IC 758
A spiral galaxy with a generally soft and slightly faint appearance. It glows most brightly around the pale yellow bar across its centre. It has two spiral arms which wrap around the centre, quickly broadening out to join a wide, faint circular halo around the galaxy. Glowing, sparkling patches in the disc show stars forming in nebulae. Behind the galaxy, distant galaxies appear as orange dots on a black background.
IC 758 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension12h 04m 11.9363s[1]
Declination+62° 30′ 19.199″[1]
Redshift0.004256±0.000006[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,276±2 km/s[1]
Distance87.08 ± 11.09 Mly (26.700 ± 3.400 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4036 Group (LGG 266)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)cd:[1]
Size~50,700 ly (15.53 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.65′ × 1.15′[1]
Other designations
IRAS F12017+6246, UGC 7056, MCG +11-15-014, PGC 38173, CGCG 315-009[1]

IC 758 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,402±9 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 67.4 ± 4.7 Mly (20.67 ± 1.45 Mpc).[1] However, two non-redshift measurements give a much farther distance of 87.08 ± 11.09 Mly (26.700 ± 3.400 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 17 April 1888.[3][4]

The SIMBAD database lists IC 758 as an active galactic nucleus candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[5]

NGC 4036 Group

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According to A.M. Garcia, IC 758 is one of five members of the NGC 4036 galaxy group (also known as LGG 266), which includes NGC 4036, NGC 4041, UGC 7009, and UGC 7019.[6] A more recent study claims this group has 13 members, adding the galaxies NGC 3945, PGC 37567, PGC 38027, PGC 2608163, PGC 4001456, PGC 4001735, PGC 4011191, and PGC 4074702.[7] The NGC 4036 Group is part of the Ursa Major Cloud, which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.[8]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in IC 758: SN 1999bg (type II, mag. 15.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 28 March 1999.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object IC 0758". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for IC 758". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "Index Catalogue Objects: IC 758". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. ^ Swift, Lewis (1889). "Catalogue No. 7 of Nebulae discovered at the Warner Observatory". Astronomische Nachrichten. 120: 33. Bibcode:1889AN....120...33S.
  5. ^ "IC 758". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  7. ^ Kourkchi, Ehsan; Tully, R. Brent (2017). "Galaxy Groups within 3500 km s-1". The Astrophysical Journal. 843 (1): 16. arXiv:1705.08068. Bibcode:2017ApJ...843...16K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa76db.
  8. ^ Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog (1. publ ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  9. ^ "SN 1999bg". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ Li, W. (1999). "Supernova 1999bg in IC 758". International Astronomical Union Circular (7135): 1. Bibcode:1999IAUC.7135....1L.
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