NGC 307

NGC 307
SDSS image of NGC 307
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 56m 32.6s
Declination−01° 46′ 19″
Redshift0.013376
Heliocentric radial velocity4,010 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)13.75
Characteristics
TypeS0
Apparent size (V)1.6' × 0.7'
Other designations
UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367.

NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel.

NGC 307 is considered to be part of a galaxy group known as LGG 13. It has 7 members, which are NGC 259, NGC 271, NGC 279, NGC 245, Mk 557 and UGC 505.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 307: SN 2008ee (Type Ia, mag. 15.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 16 July 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  4. ↑ Rex, J.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2008). "Supernova 2008ee in NGC 307". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1440): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1440....1R.
  5. ↑ "SN 2008ee". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved March 17, 2026.