NGC 1260 explained

NGC 1260
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Perseus
Z:	0.01919
Dist Ly:	250 ± 1.6 Mly ^[2]
Type:	S0/a
Appmag V:	14.3
Size V:	1.1 × 0.5
Names:	UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047

NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy located 250 million light years away from earth in the constellation Perseus.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 October 1884.^[4] NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster^{[5] [6]} and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230. 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]

External links

• • Brightest object found in NGC 1260 (Space.com : 7 May 2007)
• http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/sn2006gy.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1260 . 2007-05-07.
2. Web site: Distance Results for NGC 1260 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2010-05-04.
3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260. spider.seds.org. 2018-06-17.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-06-17.
5. Brunzendorf. J.. Meusinger. H.. 1 October 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.
6. 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. Astronomy & Astrophysics. en. 488. 2. 523–531. 10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. 0004-6361. 0806.4269. 2008A&A...488..523H. 17273642.
7. Ofek . E. O. . Cameron . P. B. . Kasliwal . M. M. . Gal-Yam . A. . Rau . A. . Kulkarni . S. R. . Frail . D. A. . Chandra . P. . Cenko . S. B. . Soderberg . A. M. . Immler . S. . 2007-04-01 . SN 2006gy: An Extremely Luminous Supernova in the Galaxy NGC 1260 . The Astrophysical Journal . 659 . L13–L16 . 10.1086/516749 . 2007ApJ...659L..13O . 0004-637X. free .
8. Web site: Ker Than . 2007-05-07 . Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion . 2023-11-26 . Space.com . en.