MCG+07-33-027

MCG+07-33-027 is an isolated spiral galaxy[2] located about 330 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] It has a very high rate of star formation which would make it a starburst galaxy. Normally, starburst galaxies are triggered by the collision of another galaxy. However most galaxies are in groups or clusters, while MCG+07-33-027 is solitary. Therefore, the cause of the starburst was not due to a collision or by the passing of a nearby galaxy and so the cause of the activity remains unknown.[2]

MCG+07-33-027
Starburst galaxy MCG+07-33-027.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 02m 16.6s[1]
Declination42° 55′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.024486/7341 km/s[1]
Distance329,462,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5
Characteristics
TypeSa[1]
Size~104,057.8 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.86' x 0.74[1]
Other designations
PGC 56779[1]

SN2005bk

On April 2, 2005 a supernova of type Ic was discovered in MCG+07-33-027.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for MCG +07-33-027. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. information@eso.org. "A lonely birthplace". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 56500 to 56999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. "IAUC 8512: 2005bk; 2005bl; 9P". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-27.


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