Astronomy:NGC 1015

NGC 1015
	NGC 1015, as taken by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 38m 11.565s
Declination	−01° 19′ 07.02″
Redshift	0.008797
Helio radial velocity	2625.7km/s
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.8
Characteristics
Type	Sb
Other designations
	6dFGS gJ023811.6-011907, HIPASS J0238-01, LEDA 9988, 2MASX J02381156-0119070, MCG+00-07-066, SDSS J023811.55-011907.5, UGC 2124, UZC J023811.5-011908, Z 388-75, Z 0235.6-0132, [PVK2003] 039.54833 -01.31778

Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 1015 is a barred spiral galaxy, at a distance of 118 million light years in the constellation of Cetus (The Whale).^[1]

The galaxy is host to SN 2009ig, a typical Type Ia supernova.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Spirals and supernovae". https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1811a/.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database – CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1015. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1015&submit=SIMBAD+search.
↑ Foley, Ryan J.; Challis, P. J.; Filippenko, A. V.; Ganeshalingam, M.; Landsman, W.; Li, W.; Marion, G. H.; Silverman, J. M. et al. (2012-01-01). "Very Early Ultraviolet and Optical Observations of the Type Ia Supernova 2009ig". The Astrophysical Journal 744 (1): 38. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/744/1/38. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2012ApJ...744...38F.

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NGC 1015
NGC 1015, as taken by Hubble Space Telescope^[1]
Observation data (J2000^[2] epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02^h 38^m 11.565^s^[2]
Declination	−01° 19′ 07.02″^[2]
Redshift	0.008797^[2]
Helio radial velocity	2625.7km/s^[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.8^[2]
Characteristics
Type	Sb^[2]
Other designations
6dFGS gJ023811.6-011907, HIPASS J0238-01, LEDA 9988, 2MASX J02381156-0119070, MCG+00-07-066, SDSS J023811.55-011907.5, UGC 2124, UZC J023811.5-011908, Z 388-75, Z 0235.6-0132, [PVK2003] 039.54833 -01.31778^[2]