NGC 592

NGC 592
Emission nebula
H II region
Image of NGC 592 and local neighbours created using SDSS data
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension01h 33m 11.69s[1]
Declination+30° 38′ 41.8″[1]
Distance~2.86 million ly   (0.877 ± 0.222 million[2] pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.0[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)0.70 arcmins[4]
ConstellationTriangulum
Physical characteristics
Radius~290 ly (90 pc) (estimated)[1][4][dubious – discuss] ly
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 592 is an H II region type emission nebula located in the Triangulum galaxy (M33) and thus in the constellation of Triangulum.[1][4] The nebula contains an open cluster of stars and is approximately 2.86 million light-years away from Earth.[4][3][2]

Observation history

NGC 592 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on October 2, 1861.[4] John Louis Emil Dreyer, compiler of the first New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, described NGC 592 as "faint" and "pretty large."[4]

Physical characteristics

NGC 592 is around ten times less luminous than NGC 604, a neighbouring emission nebula and one of the largest H II regions in the Local Group of galaxies. It is relatively close to the galactic centre of M33 and is located on the outer part of one of its spiral arms. The central region of NGC 592 is estimated to be 4.9 ± 0.5 million years old and have a stellar mass of 16500 ± 5200 M☉. Several massive stars have been discovered within NGC 592, including at least four Wolf-Rayet type stars. The nebula is also estimated to contain 8 ± 4 O- and B- type stars.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 592 NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ^ a b "M33 NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 592". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Site of Professor C. Seligman: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  5. ^ Úbeda, Leonardo; Drissen, Laurent (2009-04-21). "Multiwavelength study of M33's giant H II regions NGC 588 and NGC 592". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 394 (4): 1847–1856. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.394.1847U. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14490.x. ISSN 0035-8711.
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