Astronomy:NGC 1187

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NGC 1187
NGC 1187 imaged by ESO’s Very Large Telescope.[1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus[1]
Right ascension 03h 02m 37.40s[2]
Declination−22° 52′ 02.0″[2]
Redshift0.004657[2]
Helio radial velocity1393 km/s[2]
Distance60 million ly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)c[3]
Apparent size (V)5.370′ x 3.630′[2]
Other designations
HIPASS J0302-22, MCG -04-08-016, UGCA 49, AM 0300-230, IRAS 03003-2303, NVSS J030237-225200, 6dFGS gJ030237.6-225202, PSCz Q03003-2303, DUGRS 480-001, LEDA 11479, ESO 480-023, 2MASX J03023758-2252017, SGC 030024-2303.8, MBG 03004-2303.

NGC 1187 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel.[4]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1187:

  • SN 1982R (Type I, mag. 14.4) was discovered by A. Muller and O. Pizarro at the La Silla Observatory on 24 October 1982.[5][1][6]
  • SN 2007Y (Type Ib-pec, mag. 17.5) was discovered by amateur astronomer Berto Monard on 15 February 2007.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "A Blue Whirlpool in The River". ESO Press Release. http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1231/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Search results for NGC 1187". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1187. 
  3. ↑ "Results for object NGC 1187 (NGC 1187)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%201187&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-02-21. 
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc11a.htm#1187. Retrieved 2021-02-21. 
  5. ↑ Muller, A.; Pizarro, O.; Westerlund, B.; Dennefeld, M. (1982). "Supernova in NGC 1187". International Astronomical Union Circular (3739): 1. Bibcode: 1982IAUC.3739....1M. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03700/03739.html#Item1. 
  6. ↑ "SN 1982R". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1982R. 
  7. ↑ Monard, L. A. G. (2007). "Supernova 2007Y in NGC 1187". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams 845: 1. Bibcode: 2007CBET..845....1M. 
  8. ↑ Stritzinger, Maximilian; Mazzali, Paolo; Phillips, Mark M.; Immler, Stefan; Soderberg, Alicia; Sollerman, Jesper; Boldt, Luis; Braithwaite, Jonathan et al. (2009). "The He-rich core-collapse supernova 2007Y: Observations from X-ray to Radio Wavelengths". The Astrophysical Journal 696 (1): 713–728. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/713. Bibcode: 2009ApJ...696..713S. 
  9. ↑ "SN 2007Y". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2007Y. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 03h 02m 37.40s, −22° 52′ 02.0″




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