HCG 92
E290085
HCG 92 is a compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, best known for its striking tidal tails and shock fronts caused by galactic collisions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HCG 92 canonical | 4 |
| HCG 92A | 3 |
| HCG 92B | 1 |
| HCG catalogue | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compact group of galaxies
ⓘ
interacting galaxy group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NGC 7319
ⓘ
surface form:
Arp 319
Stephan's Quintet ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | ~13 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ~4′ × 3′ ⓘ |
| backgroundGroupDistance | ~280 million light-years ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | HCG 92 self-link ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
NGC 7317
ⓘ
NGC 7318B ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318A
NGC 7318B ⓘ NGC 7319 ⓘ NGC 7320 ⓘ NGC 7320C ⓘ |
| declination | +33° 57′ 36″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Édouard Stephan ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~280 million light-years
ⓘ
~85 Mpc ⓘ |
| environment | dense small-scale galaxy group ⓘ |
| exampleOf | galaxy interaction laboratory ⓘ |
| foregroundGalaxyDistance | ~40 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intergalactic gas filament
ⓘ
large-scale shock front in intragroup medium ⓘ starburst regions triggered by interactions ⓘ |
| hasForegroundGalaxy | NGC 7320 ⓘ |
| hasInteractionType |
high-velocity galaxy collision
ⓘ
strong tidal interaction ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalTypes |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Pegasus ⓘ |
| memberOfCatalog |
Hickson Compact Group catalogue
ⓘ
surface form:
Hickson Compact Group catalog
|
| notableFor |
intense intergalactic medium emission
ⓘ
shock fronts from galaxy collisions ⓘ strong tidal tails ⓘ |
| numberOfMainGalaxies | 5 ⓘ |
| observedByTelescope |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~6600 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.021 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 22h 35m 57s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of galaxy evolution in compact groups
ⓘ
studies of shock-induced star formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 7317
this entity surface form:
HCG 92A
subject surface form:
NGC 7318A
this entity surface form:
HCG 92A
this entity surface form:
HCG catalogue
this entity surface form:
HCG 92A
this entity surface form:
HCG 92B