Arp 299

Arp 299 (parts of it also known as IC 694 and NGC 3690) is a pair of colliding galaxies approximately 134 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Both of the galaxies involved in the collision are barred irregular galaxies. NGC 3690 was discovered on 18 March 1790 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.^[1]

Arp 299
Arp 299 with NGC 3690 (left) & IC 694 (right), imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	11h 28m 33.13s
Declination	+58° 33′ 58.0″
Redshift	0.010
Distance	130 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11
Characteristics
Type	SBm pec. / IBm pec.
Apparent size (V)	2′.4 × 1′.9
Notable features	interacting galaxies
Other designations
IC 694, NGC 3690, VV 118, Mrk 171

It is not completely clear which object is historically called IC 694. According to some sources, the small appendage more than an arcminute northwest of the main pair is actually IC 694, not the primary (eastern) companion.^[2][3]

The interaction of the two galaxies in Arp 299 produced young powerful starburst regions similar to those seen in II Zw 96.^[4] Since 1992, fourteen supernovae have been detected in Arp 299: SN 1992bu (type unknown, mag. 16.6),^[5] SN 1993G (type II, mag. 16.6),^[6] SN 1998T (type Ib, mag. 15.4),^[7] SN 1999D (type II, mag. 15.6),^[8] SN 2018lrd (type Ib, mag. 17.1),^[9] AT 2018mel (type unknown, mag. 16.5),^[10] SN 2019lqo (type II, mag. 18.3),^[11] SN 2020fkb (type Ib, mag. 17.8),^[12] SN 2022gnp (type Ib, mag. 17.7),^[13] SN 2023wrk (type Ia, mag. 18.1),^[14] and SN 2024gzk (type IIb, Mag. 17.8)^[15] were observed in NGC 3690, while SN 2005U (type II, mag. 16.2),^[16] SN 2010O (type Ib, mag. 15.6),^[17] and SN 2010P (type unknown, mag. 18.3)^[18] were observed in IC 694.^[19][20]

See also

• Antennae Galaxies
• Mice Galaxies

References

1. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 3690". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
2. "Who is IC 694?". Retrieved 2010-04-11.
3. "SEDS: Revised IC Data for IC 694". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
4. Goldader, Jeffrey D.; Goldader, Deborah L.; Joseph, R. D.; Doyon, Rene; Sanders, D. B. (May 1997). "Heavily Obscured Star Formation in the II ZW 96 Galaxy Merger". Astronomical Journal. 113: 1569–1579. Bibcode:1997AJ....113.1569G. doi:10.1086/118374.
5. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1992bu. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
6. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1993G. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
7. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998T. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
8. Transient Name Server entry for SN 1999D. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018lrd. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
10. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018mel. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
11. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2019lqo. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
12. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020fkb. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
13. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022gnp. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
14. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023wrk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
15. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2024gzk. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
16. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2005U. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
17. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2010O. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
18. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2010P. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
19. 2010O in NGC 3690 (David Bishop)
20. Kankare, E; Mattila, S; Ryder, S; Fraser, M; Pastorello, A; Elias-Rosa, N; Romero-Cañizales, C; Alberdi, A; Hentunen, V. -P; Herrero-Illana, R; Kotilainen, J; Pérez-Torres, M. -A; Väisänen, P (2014). "The nature of supernovae 2010O and 2010P in Arp 299 - I. Near-infrared and optical evolution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 440 (2): 1052. arXiv:1311.6408. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.440.1052K. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2289. S2CID 118627973.

External links

• Media related to Arp 299 at Wikimedia Commons
• "Supernova factory" opens annex". Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08.
• Arp 299 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images