Astronomy:NGC 1260

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NGC 1260
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 French 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]

Supernova

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1260. SN 2006gy (Type IIn, mag. 15) was discovered by Robert Quimby and P. Mondol on 18 September 2006.[8][9] It was the brightest and most energetic supernova known at the time of its discovery.[10]

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. ↑ Frieman, J.; Prasad, R. R.; Li, W.; Itagaki, K.; Nakano, S.; Quimby, R.; Mondol, P.; Puckett, T. et al. (2006). "Supernovae 2006gk-2006gz". International Astronomical Union Circular (8754): 1. Bibcode: 2006IAUC.8754....1F. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/08700/08754.html#Item1. 
  9. ↑ "SN 2006gy". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2006gy. 
  10. ↑ "Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion" (in en). 2007-05-07. https://www.space.com/3775-astronomers-astonished-monstrous-star-explosion.html. 

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




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