NGC 1259 explained

NGC 1259
Upright:1.15
Epoch:J2000
Type:S0[1]
Dist Ly:74.4Mpc
H Radial V:5816 km/s
Z:0.019400
Appmag V:16
Size V:0.7 x 0.4
Constellation Name:Perseus
Names:MCG 7-7-46, PGC 12208
Size:~25.58kpc (estimated)

NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy[2] located about 243 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6]

A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008.[7] [8] [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1259 . 2018-06-15.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-06-15.
  3. Web site: NED Query Results for NGC 1259. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. en-US. 2018-06-15.
  4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1259. spider.seds.org. 2018-06-15.
  5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-06-15.
  6. Brunzendorf. J.. Meusinger. H.. October 1, 1999. The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. en. 139. 1. 141–161. 10.1051/aas:1999111. 0365-0138. 1999A&AS..139..141B. free.
  7. Web site: List of supernovae sorted by host name. Bright Supernova - Archives. 2018-06-15.
  8. Web site: 2008L - The Open Supernova Catalog. sne.space. en-US. 2018-06-15. 2018-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030210/https://sne.space/sne/2008L/. dead.
  9. Web site: SN 2008L Transient Name Server. wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. en. 2018-06-15.

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