NGC 1015

NGC 1015
NGC 1015 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope [1]
Observation data (J2000 [2] epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 38m 11.565s [2]
Declination	−01° 19′ 07.02″ [2]
Redshift	0.008797 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2625.7km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)	12.8 [2]
Characteristics
Type	Sb [2]
Other designations
6dFGS gJ023811.6-011907, HIPASS J0238-01, LEDA 9988, 2MASX J02381156-0119070, MCG+00-07-066, SDSS J023811.55-011907.5, UGC 2124, UZC J023811.5-011908, Z 388-75, Z 0235.6-0132, [PVK2003] 039.54833 -01.31778 [2]

NGC 1015 is a barred spiral galaxy, at a distance of 118 million light years in the constellation of Cetus (The Whale). ^[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on 27 December 1875. ^[3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1015. SN 2009ig (Type Ia, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 20 August 2009. ^{[4] [5] [6]} It got as bright as magnitude 13, making it the brightest supernova of 2009. ^[7]

See also

• Spiral Galaxy
• List of NGC objects
• List of NGC objects (1001-2000)

References

1. "Spirals and supernovae". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
2. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database – CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1015. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1015". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
4. Kleiser, I.; Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2009). "Supernova 2009ig in NGC 1015". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1918): 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1918....1K.
5. Foley, Ryan J.; Challis, P. J.; Filippenko, A. V.; Ganeshalingam, M.; Landsman, W.; Li, W.; Marion, G. H.; Silverman, J. M.; Beaton, R. L.; Bennert, V. N.; Cenko, S. B. (2012-01-01). "Very Early Ultraviolet and Optical Observations of the Type Ia Supernova 2009ig". The Astrophysical Journal. 744 (1): 38. arXiv: 1109.0987 . Bibcode:2012ApJ...744...38F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/744/1/38. hdl: 2152/34649 . ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   119200461.
6. "SN 2009ig". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
7. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 21 August 2025.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1015 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1015 on SIMBAD