| 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Spirals and supernovae". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SIMBAD Astronomical Database – CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 1015. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1015". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SN 2009ig". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2009". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1015 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1015 on SIMBAD
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