NGC 307
| NGC 307 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 307 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 56m 32.6s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 46′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013376[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,010 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367.[1] | |
NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel.[2]
Supernova
[edit]One supernova has been observed in NGC 307: SN 2008ee (Type Ia, mag. 15.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 16 July 2008.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ Rex, J.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2008). "Supernova 2008ee in NGC 307". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1440): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1440....1R.
- ↑ "SN 2008ee". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
External links
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Media related to NGC 307 at Wikimedia Commons
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