NGC 2227 explained
| NGC 2227 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Canis Major |
| Ra: | [1] |
| H Radial V: | 2280.6 km/s |
| Z: | 0.007636 |
| Dist Ly: | [2] |
| Type: | SB(rs)c[3] |
| Appmag V: | 12.15[4] |
| Appmag B: | 12.86 |
| Names: | [5] |
NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c[3] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel.[6]
In 1986, a type Ia supernova with an apparent magnitude of 14.0 was detected within NGC 2227, and was designated SN 1986O.[7]
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- 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
- Cosmicflows-2: The Data. Tully, R. Brent. etal. The Astronomical Journal. 146. 4. 2013. 86 . 2013AJ....146...86T. 10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. 1307.7213. 118494842 .
- Web site: Results for object NGC 2227 (NGC 2227). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-13.
- Web site: Search specification: NGC 2227. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-13.
- NGC 2227. 2021-02-13.
- Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2200 - 2249. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-13.
- SN 1986O. 2021-02-13.
