NGC 1259

NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy[2] located about 243 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]

NGC 1259
SDSS image of NGC 1259.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 17m 17.3s[1]
Declination41° 23′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.019400[1]
Helio radial velocity5816 km/s[1]
Distance243 Mly (74.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)16[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size~83,400 ly (25.58 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.7 x 0.4[1]
Other designations
MCG 7-7-46, PGC 12208[1]

SN 2008L

A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008.[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "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. "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. "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  8. "2008L - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  9. "SN 2008L | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  • Media related to NGC 1259 at Wikimedia Commons


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