Astronomy:NGC 1260

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
NGC 1260
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NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension 03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination+41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift0.01919[1]
Helio radial velocity5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 0.5′[1]
Other designations
UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047[1]

NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy[3] located 250 million light years away from earth in the constellation Perseus.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 October 1884.[5] NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[6][3] and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230.[3] This galaxy is dominated by a population of many old stars.[7]

In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy. This supernova was the most energetic and brightest supernova on record so far.[8]

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1260&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. 
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+1260. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (2008-06-24). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae" (in en). Astronomy & Astrophysics 488 (2): 523–531. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2008A&A...488..523H. 
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC1260. 
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc12a.htm#1260. 
  6. ↑ Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (1 October 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 139 (1): 141–161. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1999A&AS..139..141B. 
  7. ↑ Ofek, E. O.; Cameron, P. B.; Kasliwal, M. M.; Gal-Yam, A.; Rau, A.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Frail, D. A.; Chandra, P. et al. (2007-04-01). "SN 2006gy: An Extremely Luminous Supernova in the Galaxy NGC 1260". The Astrophysical Journal 659: L13–L16. doi:10.1086/516749. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...659L..13O. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007ApJ...659L..13O. 
  8. ↑ "Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion" (in en). 2007-05-07. https://www.space.com/3775-astronomers-astonished-monstrous-star-explosion.html. 

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″




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