NGC 80 Galaxy Group & Arp 65

NGC 80
NGC 80: Galaxy group in Andromeda; 500 mm Cassegrain f=3625 mm f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 6-3-3-3 min LRGB; Bernese Highlands; © 2014 Radek Chromik [32]

History

The brightest two galaxies in this group were discovered by John Herschel on 17 August 1828 using his 18.25 inch reflecting telescope at Slough, England. He cataloged his discoveries as h 16 and h 17. For h 16 (NGC 80) he noted: «faint; small; round; pretty suddenly brighter in the middle; 15" [diameter] .» For h 17 (NGC 83) he noted: «elliptical; perhaps bicentral; makes trapezium with three bright stars.» [466]

The galaxies NGC 90 and NGC 93 were discovered on 26 October 1854 by R. J. Mitchell. NGC 81 and NGC 85 were discovered on 15 November 1873 by Ralph Copeland. Both were using the giant 72 inch reflector from William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, at Birr Castle. The remaining galaxies of this group were discovered by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan in October/November 1884. He was using the 12.4 inch refractor at Paris Observatory. IC 1542 was discovered on 20 November 1897 by the French astronomer Stephane Javelle. He was using the 30 inch refractor at the Nice Observatory [196, 277]

In Halton Arp's «Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies» from 1966 the two galaxies NGC 90 and NGC 93 are listed as Arp 65. He noted: «Position of open spiral. Components lie off projected ends of both spiral arms.» [199]

Physical Properties

According to HyperLeda the NGC 80 galaxy group counts 13 members which are gravitationally bound and have a mean heliocentric radial velocity of 5942 km/s. [134] At Simbad one finds for NGC 80 distances ranging from 73 Mpc to 76 Mpc. NGC 83 seems to be a bit further away with distances ranging from 80 Mpc to 84 Mpc. [145]

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 7900 21 02.8+22 34 02Gx (E-S0)15.014.01.013.00.6 × 0.60.01829677.28vF, S, vlbMMCG 4-2-3; CGCG 479-3; NPM1G +22.0015
NGC 8000 21 10.9+22 21 28Gx (E-S0)13.112.11.013.21.6 × 1.60.01900680.2894.300F, S, R, psbMh 16; GC 38; UGC 203; MCG 4-2-4; CGCG 479-6
NGC 8100 21 13.2+22 23 00Gx (S)16.515.70.811.30.2 × 0.1840.02044786.37eeF, sp h 17NPM1G +22.0016
NGC 8300 21 22.6+22 26 03Gx (E0)13.612.51.113.31.5 × 1.50.02077187.7494.300E, biN, 3 B st nrh 17; GC 39; UGC 206; MCG 4-2-5; CGCG 479-8
NGC 8400 21 21.2+22 37 09*eF, st & neb
NGC 8500 21 25.5+22 30 44Gx (S0)15.814.81.013.50.7 × 0.51460.02069487.41eeF, cL, RGC 5095; NGC 85A; MCG 4-2-7; CGCG 479-9; NPM1G +22.0017
NGC 85 A00 21 25.5+22 30 44dup15.814.81.013.50.7 × 0.51460.02069487.41eeF, cL, RGC 5095; NGC 85; MCG 4-2-7; CGCG 479-9; NPM1G +22.0017
NGC 85 B00 21 29.1+22 30 23dup15.514.70.813.10.9 × 0.31290.01941382.0083.670eeF, cL, RGC 5095; IC 1546; MCG 4-2-8; CGCG 479-10
NGC 8600 21 28.6+22 33 23Gx (S?)15.714.80.913.00.7 × 0.390.01865078.7888.830eF, vS, lbMMCG 4-2-9; CGCG 479-11
NGC 9000 21 51.6+22 24 02Gx (SBc)14.513.70.814.01.9 × 0.81320.01785675.42vF, lEGC 40=5096; UGC 208; MCG 4-2-11; CGCG 479-13; Arp 65
NGC 9300 22 03.4+22 24 32Gx (Sb)14.313.21.112.81.4 × 0.6480.01794675.8091.120vF, vSGC 42=5098; UGC 209; MCG 4-2-12; CGCG 479-15; Arp 65
NGC 94 100 22 13.6+22 29 00Gx (S0)15.614.61.011.70.4 × 0.2300.01960482.81eF, vSCGCG 479-17
NGC 94 200 22 13.8+22 28 26Gx (S0)16.515.51.012.60.4 × 0.21500.01952382.46eF, vSNPM1G +22.0020
NGC 9600 22 17.8+22 32 48Gx (S0)15.614.61.013.40.6 × 0.60.02063187.14vF, S, vlbMMCG 4-2-14
IC 154200 20 41.4+22 35 34Gx (S)14.914.10.812.80.7 × 0.5780.024524103.5F, dif, gbMMCG 4-2-1; CGCG 479-1

Finder Chart

The NGC 80 galaxy group is located in the constellation Andromeda on the eastern side of the rectangle of Pegasus. On 29 September it is in opposition to the Sun and crosses the meridian at local midnight.

Andromeda: NGC 80 Galaxy Group & Arp 65
Finder Chart NGC 80 Galaxy Group & Arp 65
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09:43 | 65.7°
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Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. Times are shown for timezone UTC, Latitude 46.7996°, Longitude 8.23225°, Horizon height 5°, Date 2025-04-24. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 15°

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