NGC 1187

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NGC 1187
VLT image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1187.jpg
NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions during the last thirty years, the latest one in 2007. [1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus [1]
Right ascension 03h 02m 37.40s [2]
Declination −22° 52′ 02.0″ [2]
Redshift 0.004657 [2]
Helio radial velocity 1393 km/s [2]
Distance 60 million ly [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.4 [2]
Characteristics
Type SB(r)c [3]
Apparent size  (V)5.370′ x 3.630′ [2]
Other designations
HIPASS J0302-22, MCG-04-08-016, UGCA 49, AM 0300-230, IRAS 03003-2303, NVSS J030237-225200, [CHM2007] LDC 251 J030237.58-2252017, 6dFGS gJ030237.6-225202, IRAS F03004-2303, PSCz Q03003-2303, [WDW2002] HIPASS J0302-22, DUGRS 480-001, LEDA 11479, RR95 70b, ESO 480-23, 2MASX J03023758-2252017, SGC 030024-2303.8, ESO-LV 480-0230, MBG 03004-2303, SINGG HIPASS J0302-22.

NGC 1187 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel. [4]

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NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions since the 1980s. In October 1982, the first supernova seen in NGC 1187 — SN 1982R, a type I, [5] was discovered at La Silla Observatory [1] and, in 2007, the amateur astronomer Berto Monard in South Africa spotted another supernova in this galaxy — SN 2007Y, a type Ib/c. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "A Blue Whirlpool in The River". ESO Press Release. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search results for NGC 1187". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD . Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Results for object NGC 1187 (NGC 1187)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ↑ "SN 1982R | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ↑ Stritzinger, Maximilian; Mazzali, Paolo; Phillips, Mark M.; Immler, Stefan; Soderberg, Alicia; Sollerman, Jesper; Boldt, Luis; Braithwaite, Jonathan; Brown, Peter; Burns, Christopher R.; Contreras, Carlos; Covarrubias, Ricardo; Folatelli, Gaston; Freedman, Wendy L.; Gonzalez, Sergio; Hamuy, Mario; Krzeminski, Wojtek; Madore, Barry F.; Milne, Peter; Morrell, Nidia; Persson, S. E.; Roth, Miguel; Smith, Mathew; Suntzeff, Nicholas B. (2009). "The He-rich core-collapse supernova 2007Y: Observations from X-ray to Radio Wavelengths". The Astrophysical Journal. 696 (1): 713–728. arXiv: 0902.0609 . Bibcode:2009ApJ...696..713S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/713. S2CID   14139520.
  7. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2007". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2021-03-13.


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