NGC 1259
NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy located about 243 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884 and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.
A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1259. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1259". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1259". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "2008L - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "SN 2008L | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
External links
Media related to NGC 1259 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1259 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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