NGC 1187

NGC 1187
NGC 1187
	NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions during the last thirty years, the latest one in 2007.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 02m 37.40s
Declination	−22° 52′ 02.0″
Redshift	0.004657
Heliocentric radial velocity	1393 km/s
Distance	60 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.4
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	5.370′ x 3.630′
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 spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions since the 1980s. In October 1982, the first supernova seen in NGC 1187 — SN 1982R 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.^[3]

Gallery

DSS image of NGC 1187.
NGC 1187 by 2MASS
NGC 1187 by Pan-STARRS

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "A Blue Whirlpool in The River". ESO Press Release. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search results for NGC 1187". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ 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". High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena. 696 (1): 713–728. arXiv:0902.0609. Bibcode:2009ApJ...696..713S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/713.

External links

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[eso1231-1] "A Blue Whirlpool in The River". ESO Press Release. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[simbad-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search results for NGC 1187". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[arxiv-3] 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". High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena. 696 (1): 713–728. arXiv:0902.0609. Bibcode:2009ApJ...696..713S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/713.

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