IC 755

IC 755
IC 755 captured by Hubble's Wide Field Camera
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 01m 10.382s
Declination+14° 06′ 16.25″
Redshift0.00511
Heliocentric radial velocity1528 km/s
Distance60.3 ± 4.9 Mly (18.5 ± 1.5 Mpc)
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (B)13.9
Characteristics
TypeSBb? edge-on
Other designations
NGC 4019, UGC 7001, MCG +02-31-014, PGC 37912

IC 755, also known as NGC 4019, is a barred spiral galaxy. It lies about 60 million light-years away (18 Megaparsecs) in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

In 1999 a star within IC 755 was seen to explode as a supernova and named SN 1999an. Supernovae like SN 1999an are classified as Type II and they are dramatic events that mark the end of the lives of massive stars. The supernova was discovered by the Beijing Astronomical Observatory Supernova Survey.

References

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