NGC 1259

NGC 1259
SDSS image of NGC 1259.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 17m 17.3s
Declination41° 23′ 08″
Redshift0.019400
Heliocentric radial velocity5816 km/s
Distance243 Mly (74.4 Mpc)
Group or clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)16
Characteristics
TypeS0
Size~83,400 ly (25.58 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.7 x 0.4
Other designations
MCG 7-7-46, PGC 12208

NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy located about 243 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884 and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1259:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1259. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 1259". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1259". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  6. ↑ 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. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
  7. ↑ Yamaoka, H. (2008). "Supernova 2008L in NGC 1259". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1212): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1212....1Y.
  8. ↑ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  9. ↑ "SN 2008L | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.