NGC 1032
NGC 1032 is a spiral galaxy that is about 117 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 18 December 1783 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 1032 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1032. In January 2005, SN 2005E was discovered, initially classified as a type Ib or type Ic. However, later analysis determined that it was instead a calcium-rich supernova, a (then) new type of astronomical transient.
References
- ^ "A spiral disguised". ESA Hubble. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1032. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1032". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "NGC 1032". SIMBAD astronomical database. Strasbourg Astronomy Data Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Green, Daniel W. E. (January 15, 2005). "Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, Circular No. 8465". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae 2005". Rochester Astronomy.org. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Perets, H. B. (2010). "A faint type of supernova from a white dwarf with a helium-rich companion". Nature. 7296: 322–325. doi:10.1038/nature09056.
External links
Media related to NGC 1032 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1032 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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