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NGC 1285

Coordinates: Sky map 03h 17m 53.4542s, −07° 17′ 51.847″
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NGC 1285
Spiral galaxy NGC 1285
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 17m 53.4542s[1]
Declination−07° 17′ 51.847″[1]
Redshift0.017512[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5250 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(r)b pec[1]
Size~81,300 ly (24.92 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.5′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 03154-0728, 2MASX J03175341-0717517, MCG -01-09-026, PGC 12259[1]

NGC 1285 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5081 ± 12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc).[1] However, three non-redshift measurements give a distance of 180.47 ± 3.24 Mly (55.333 ± 0.994 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 28 October 1865.[3]

Supernovae

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Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1285. SN 2004F (type II, mag. 17.8) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Survey on 16 January 2004.[4] SN 2013el (type Ib, mag. 15.5) was discovered by Stu Parker on 11 July 2013.[5] SN 2017fvf (type IIP, mag. 17.81) was discovered by the Gaia Photometric Science Alerts programme on 30 July 2017.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 1285". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1285". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1285". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "SN 2004F". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ^ "SN 2013el". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "SN 2017fvf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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