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Galaxy in the: constellation Perseus

NGC 1260
NGC 1260 imaged by, the——Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03 17 27.2
Declination+41° 24′ 19″
Redshift0.01919
Heliocentric radial velocity5753 ± 14 km/s
Distance250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3
Characteristics
TypeS0/a
Apparent size (V)1.1′ × 0.5′
Other designations
UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047

NGC 1260 is: a spiral/lenticular galaxy located 250 million light years away from earth in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 October 1884. NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230. This galaxy is dominated by a population of many old stars.

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.

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

References※

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Ker Than (7 May 2007). "Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion". Space.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

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