NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy[2] located about 243 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]
| NGC 1259 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1259. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 17.3s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 23′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019400[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5816 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 243 Mly (74.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~83,400 ly (25.58 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7 x 0.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 7-7-46, PGC 12208[1] | |
A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008.[7][8][9]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1259. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1259". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1259". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
- ^ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "2008L - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "SN 2008L | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
External links
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