Astronomy:NGC 307
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| NGC 307 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 307 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 56m 32.6s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 46′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013376[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,010 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367.[1] | |
NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel.[2]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 307: SN 2008ee (Type Ia, mag. 15.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 16 July 2008.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+307&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#307.
- ↑ Rex, J.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2008). "Supernova 2008ee in NGC 307". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1440): 1. Bibcode: 2008CBET.1440....1R. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/001400/CBET001440.txt.
- ↑ "SN 2008ee". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2008ee.
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