Astronomy:NGC 2272
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| NGC 2272 | |
|---|---|
| File:300px NGC 2272 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Right ascension | 06h 42m 41.6s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 27′ 31″[1] |
| Distance | 95.3 Mly (29.23 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.88[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.85[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.344′ × 1.584′[1] |
| Notable features | Position angle (PA): 123° |
| Other designations | |
| AM 0640-272, ESO 490-33, LEDA 19466, MCG-05-16-017, SGC 064042-2724.5, h 3061, GC 1447 | |
NGC 2272 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered on 20 January 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2272: SN 2012hn (Type Ic-pec, mag. 16.5) was discovered by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey and Stan Howerton on 4 April 2012.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NGC 2272". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+2272.
- ↑ Howerton, S.; Drake, A. J.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Mahabal, A.; Graham, M. J.; Williams, R.; Prieto, J. L.; Catelan, M. et al. (2012). "Supernova 2012hn in NGC 2272 = PSN J06424255-2726498". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3337): 1. Bibcode: 2012CBET.3337....1H.
- ↑ Benitez-Herrera, S.; Taubenberger, S.; Valenti, S.; Benetti, S.; Pastorello, A. (2012). "ESO-NTT Large Program spectroscopic classification of SNhunt 121". The Astronomer's Telegram 4047: 1. Bibcode: 2012ATel.4047....1B. https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4047.
- ↑ "SN 2012hn". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2012hn.
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