Astronomy:NGC 5485
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC 5485 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789.[1]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5485: SN 1982W (Type I, mag. 15) was discovered by Miklós Lovas on 14 December 1982.[2] The original report had mistakenly identified the host galaxy as NGC 5473, but R. Wood and J. Sinclair at the Royal Greenwich Observatory correctly confirmed the host as NGC 5485.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5450 - 5499". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc54a.htm#5485.
- ↑ "SN 1982W". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1982W.
- ↑ Szeidl, B.; Lovas, M. (1982). "Supernova in NGC 5473". International Astronomical Union Circular (3754): 2. Bibcode: 1982IAUC.3754....2S. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03700/03754.html#item2.
- ↑ Wachmann, A. A. (1982). "Supernova in NGC 5485". International Astronomical Union Circular (3756): 1. Bibcode: 1982IAUC.3756....1W. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03700/03756.html#Item1.
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