NGC 1288

NGC 1288
	Composite image of NGC 1288 taken with the Very Large Telescope. Supernova SN 2006dr is visible just to the left of the nucleus. ; Credit: ESO
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03h 17m 13.176s[1]
Declination	–32° 34′ 33.08″[1]
Redshift	0.01500[2]
Helio radial velocity	4,497[2] km/s
Distance	196 Mly (60 Mpc)[3]
Characteristics
Type	SABc(rs)[4]
Mass/Light ratio	14[3] M☉/L☉
Apparent size (V)	2′.2 × 1′.8[5]

NGC 1288 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 196[3] million light years away in the constellation Fornax.[5] In the nineteenth century, English astronomer John Herschel described it as "very faint, large, round, very gradually little brighter middle." The morphological classification of SABc(rs)[4] indicates weak bar structure across the nucleus (SAB), an incomplete inner ring orbiting outside the bar (rs), and the multiple spiral arms are moderately wound (c).[6] The spiral arms branch at intervals of 120° at a radius of 30″ from the nucleus. The galaxy is most likely surrounded by a dark matter halo, giving it a mass-to-light ratio of 14 M_☉/L_☉.[3]

On July 17, 2006, a supernova with a magnitude of 16.1 was imaged in this galaxy from Pretoria, South Africa, at 12″ east and 2″ of the galactic core.[7] Designated SN 2006dr, it was determined to be a type Ia supernova.[8]

References

Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.
Jones, D. Heath; et al. (October 2009), "The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399 (2): 683–698, arXiv:0903.5451, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399..683J, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15338.x.
Fuchs, B.; et al. (December 1999), "Quantitative interpretation of the morphology of NGC 1288", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 352: L36–L39, Bibcode:1999A&A...352L..36F.
D. A., Gadotti; et al. (September 2001), "Homogenization of the Stellar Population along Late-Type Spiral Galaxies", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (3): 1298–1318, arXiv:astro-ph/0106303, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.1298G, doi:10.1086/322126.
Aranda, Ted (2012), 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue, Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, Springer, p. 107, ISBN 978-1441994196.
Buta, Ronald J.; et al. (2007), Atlas of Galaxies, Cambridge University Press, pp. 13–17, ISBN 978-0521820486.
Monard, L. A. G. (July 2006), D. W. E., Green (ed.), "Supernova 2006dr in NGC 1288", Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 578: 1, Bibcode:2006CBET..578....1M.
B., Monard (June 2007), "Report on CCD activities at the Bronberg Observatory (CBA Pretoria) in 2006", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa, 66 (5–6): 106–109, Bibcode:2007MNSSA..66..106M.

External links

Media related to NGC 1288 at Wikimedia Commons
Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (December 30, 1999). "The Century that Defined Galaxy". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
FORS1 First Light - Spiral galaxy NGC 1288, ESO, September 23, 1998, retrieved 2013-07-08.

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[ApJ131_1163-1] Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.

[MNRAS399_2_683-2] Jones, D. Heath; et al. (October 2009), "The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399 (2): 683–698, arXiv:0903.5451, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399..683J, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15338.x.

[AAA352_L36-3] Fuchs, B.; et al. (December 1999), "Quantitative interpretation of the morphology of NGC 1288", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 352: L36–L39, Bibcode:1999A&A...352L..36F.

[AJ122_3_1298-4] D. A., Gadotti; et al. (September 2001), "Homogenization of the Stellar Population along Late-Type Spiral Galaxies", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (3): 1298–1318, arXiv:astro-ph/0106303, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.1298G, doi:10.1086/322126.

[Aranda2012-5] Aranda, Ted (2012), 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue, Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, Springer, p. 107, ISBN 978-1441994196.

[Buta2007-6] Buta, Ronald J.; et al. (2007), Atlas of Galaxies, Cambridge University Press, pp. 13–17, ISBN 978-0521820486.

[CBET578-7] Monard, L. A. G. (July 2006), D. W. E., Green (ed.), "Supernova 2006dr in NGC 1288", Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 578: 1, Bibcode:2006CBET..578....1M.

[MNASSA66_5_106-8] B., Monard (June 2007), "Report on CCD activities at the Bronberg Observatory (CBA Pretoria) in 2006", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa, 66 (5–6): 106–109, Bibcode:2007MNSSA..66..106M.