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]
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
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
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (24 June 2008). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (2): 523–531. arXiv:0806.4269. Bibcode:2008A&A...488..523H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 17273642.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ 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. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
- ^ 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. (1 April 2007). "SN 2006gy: An Extremely Luminous Supernova in the Galaxy NGC 1260". The Astrophysical Journal. 659: L13–L16. Bibcode:2007ApJ...659L..13O. doi:10.1086/516749. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Ker Than (7 May 2007). "Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion". Space.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1260 at Wikimedia Commons- 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
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