Astronomy:NGC 1578

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NGC 1578
NGC 1578 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDorado
Right ascension 04h 23m 46.6184s[1]
Declination−51° 35′ 58.022″[1]
Redshift0.020608±0.0000870[1]
Helio radial velocity6,178±26 km/s[1]
Distance296.6 ± 20.8 Mly (90.94 ± 6.39 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.92[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)a pec[1]
Size~174,800 ly (53.58 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
ESO 202- G 014, FAIRALL 771, IRAS 04224-5142, PGC 015025[1]

NGC 1578 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Dorado. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,166±26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 296.6 ± 20.8 Mly (90.94 ± 6.39 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 27 December 1834.[2]

NGC 1578 is an active galactic nucleus candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[3]

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1578:

  • SN 2013fz (Type Ia, mag. 15.1) was discovered by Stuart Parker as part of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) on 2 November 2013.[4][5]
  • SN 2014cd (Type Ia, mag. 15.9) was discovered by Stuart Parker as part of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) on 9 August 2014.[6][7]
  • SN 2025absv (Type II-P, mag. 18.816) was discovered by ATLAS on 23 October 2025.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 1578". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+1578. 
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1578". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc15a.htm#1578. 
  3. ↑ "NGC 1578". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1578. 
  4. ↑ Parker, S.; Turatto, M.; Benetti, S. et al. (November 2013). "Supernova 2013fz in NGC 1578 = Psn J04234644-5135463". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3692). Bibcode: 2013CBET.3692....1P. 
  5. ↑ "SN 2013fz". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2013fz. 
  6. ↑ Parker, S.; Brimacombe, J.; Morrell, N.; Phillips, M.; Hsiao, E. Y. (August 2014). "Supernova 2014cd in NGC 1578 = Psn J04234719-5136029". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3941). Bibcode: 2014CBET.3941....1P. 
  7. ↑ "SN 2014cd". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2014cd. 
  8. ↑ "SN 2025absv". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025absv. 

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 23m 46.6184s, −51° 35′ 58.022″



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