Astronomy:NGC 1260
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
| NGC 1260 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 24′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01919[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5753 ± 14 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/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 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]
In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy. This supernova was the most energetic and brightest supernova on record so far.[8]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+1260.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC1260.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc12a.htm#1260.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion" (in en). 2007-05-07. https://www.space.com/3775-astronomers-astonished-monstrous-star-explosion.html.
External links
- Brightest object found in NGC 1260 (Space.com : 7 May 2007)
- http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/sn2006gy.htm
- NGC 1260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″
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