NGC 213 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 14, 1784, by William Herschel.[2]

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 213 is an Active Galaxy 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.[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 213: SN 2020bqm (type Ia, mag. 18.4).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 213. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "NGC 213". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "SN 2020bqm". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_213
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