Astronomy:NGC 1015

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NGC 1015
NGC 1015 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope[1]
Observation data (J2000[2] epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 02h 38m 11.565s[2]
Declination−01° 19′ 07.02″[2]
Redshift0.008797[2]
Helio radial velocity2625.7km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeSb[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]

NGC 1015 is a barred spiral galaxy, at a distance of 118 million light years in the constellation of Cetus (The Whale).[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on 27 December 1875.[3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1015. SN 2009ig (Type Ia, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 20 August 2009.[4][5][6] It got as bright as magnitude 13, making it the brightest supernova of 2009.[7]

See also

  • Spiral galaxy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spirals and supernovae". https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1811a/. 
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1015". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc10.htm#1015. 
  4. ↑ Kleiser, I.; Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2009). "Supernova 2009ig in NGC 1015". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1918): 1. Bibcode: 2009CBET.1918....1K. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/001900/CBET001918.txt. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ "SN 2009ig". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2009ig. 
  7. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2009/index.html. 

Coordinates: Sky map 02h 38m 11.565s, -01° 19′ 07.02″



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