NGC 1278 explained

NGC 1278
Upright:1.15
Epoch:J2000
Type:E pec[1]
Dist Ly:70.7Mpc
H Radial V:6090 km/s
Z:0.020314
Appmag V:13.57
Size V:1.5 x 1.3
Constellation Name:Perseus
Names:IC 1907, UGC 02670, PGC 012438, CGCG 540-105, MCG +07-07-065
Size:~40kpc (estimated)

NGC 1278 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] NGC 1278 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 22, 1884 and was later listed as IC 1907.[4] NGC 1278 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[5] and is a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[6]

One supernova, SN 2016ajf (type Ia, mag. 16.9), was discovered in NGC 1278 on 18 February, 2016.[7]

Globular clusters

Unlike the nearby galaxy NGC 1277 which has a dominant population of metal-rich or “red” globular clusters, NGC 1278 has a rich population of both metal-rich and metal-poor or “blue” globular clusters.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1278 . 2018-07-02.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-07-02.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1278. spider.seds.org. 2018-07-02.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-06-15.
  5. 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.
  6. Park. Songyoun. Yang. Jun. Oonk. J. B. Raymond. Paragi. Zsolt. 2017-03-11. Discovery of five low-luminosity active galactic nuclei at the centre of the Perseus cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. en. 465. 4. 3943–3948. 10.1093/mnras/stw3012. free . 0035-8711. 1611.05986. 2017MNRAS.465.3943P. 53538944.
  7. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016ajf Transient Name Server entry for SN 2016ajf.
  8. Beasley. Michael A.. Trujillo. Ignacio. Leaman. Ryan. Montes. Mireia. 2018-03-12. A single population of red globular clusters around the massive compact galaxy NGC 1277. Nature. En. 555. 7697. 483–486. 10.1038/nature25756. 29531319. 0028-0836. 1803.04893. 2018Natur.555..483B. 4440393.

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