| PHL 293B | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of PHL 293B; the purported luminous blue variable is located near the core of the galaxy | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 30m 36.8s1 |
| Declination | −00° 06′ 37″1 |
| Redshift | 0.00511 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,606 km/s2 |
| Galactocentric velocity | 1,723±10 km/s3 |
| Distance | 75.51 ± 8.072 Mly (23.150 ± 2.475 Mpc)3 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.874 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 17.354 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | compact Im?13 HII3 |
| Size | 5,450 ly × 4,960 ly (1.67 kpc × 1.52 kpc) (diameter; 25.0 B-mag arcsec−2)3a |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.24′ × 0.20′3 |
| Other designations | |
| Kinman's Dwarf, PGC 690184 | |
| Observation data Epoch J1950 Equinox J1950 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 28.1m 5 |
| Declination | −0° 22′5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Luminous blue variable? |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | (of galaxy) 1,6062 km/s |
| Distance | 23,150,000±2,475,0003 pc |
| Details | |
| Radius | 1,348–1,4636 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2,500,000–3,500,0006 L☉ |
| Temperature | 6,000–6,8006 K |
| Other designations | |
| SDSS J2230–0006,7 SDSS J223036.79-000636.9, A2228-008 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | PHL 293B |
| PHL 293 (Simbad mistakenly showing results for PHL 293B) | |
PHL 293B, also known as Kinman's dwarf, is a low-metallicity blue compact dwarf galaxy about 23.15 megaparsecs (75.51 million light-years) from the Earth in the constellation Aquarius.9
It had a very likely associated, notable, blue-light, long-lived star with constant outbursts or a large supernova observed to have faded and which then disappeared. Although this bright visible jet-producing object responsible for broad hydrogen emission lines with P Cygni profiles was widely considered to be a luminous blue variable ejecting matter, other studies posited the mentioned, competing, explanations for the bright light source within.
Observation history
PHL 293 was first listed as entry 293 in a catalogue of faint blue stars published by Guillermo Haro and Willem Jacob Luyten in 1962.10 In 1965, Thomas Kinman observed two faint possible companions to it, about 1′ away, which he dubbed A and B. HL 293B, sometimes called Kinman's Dwarf, was noted to be an extragalactic, nonstellar object, with a jet, approximately 22.6 Mpc away from Earth.98 The acronym PHL has since been applied to distinguish it from other HL catalogues; it is most commonly referred to by astronomers as PHL 293B.5 The galaxy was identified as a blue compact dwarf, a type of small irregular galaxy undergoing a strong burst of star formation.7
The spectrum of PHL 293B is unusual both for its low metallicity and for broad hydrogen emission lines with P Cygni profiles. These are interpreted as being from a large luminous blue variable star in the galaxy. The star is believed to have been undergoing an outburst during previous observations,7 an interpretation is disputed by some publications. An alternative explanation would be a long-lived type IIn supernova, similar to the transient event of SDSS1133.11 These emission features in the spectrum of the galaxy faded during 2019 and by the end of the year had disappeared (at least visibly), likely due to the disappearance of a bright star of the galaxy.6
Notes
Notes
- The quick-look major axis physical diameter given by NED were based on a distance estimate of 23.150 ± 2.475 Mpc (75.51×10
^6 ± 8.072×10^6 ly) using a scale of 112.2 parsec/arcsec multiplied with given angular diameters.
References
References
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