NGC 1310 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Fornax.[2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on 22 October 1835.[4]
| NGC 1310 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 1310 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 21m 03.4s[1] |
| Declination | −37° 06′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005874[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1756 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 72 Mly (22 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | Fornax Cluster[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.08[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.98[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc II[1] |
| Other designations | |
| FCC 13, MCG -06-08-004, PGC 12569[2] | |
At a distance of 72 million light-years (22 Mpc) away from the Sun,[3] NGC 1310 is a member of the Fornax A subgroup of the Fornax Cluster of galaxies.[1]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1310: SN 1965J was discovered by Gibson Reaves on 31 August 1965.[5][6] It was about 14 arcseconds east and 7 arcseconds south of the center of the galaxy.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Raj, M. A.; Iodice, E.; Napolitano, N. R.; Hilker, M.; Spavone, M.; Peletier, R. F.; Su, H-S.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Van De Ven, G.; Cantiello, M.; Kleiner, D.; Venhola, A.; Mieske, S.; Paolillo, M.; Capaccioli, M.; Schipani, P. (2020). "The Fornax Deep Survey with VST". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 640: A137. arXiv:2006.11828. Bibcode:2020A&A...640A.137R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038043. S2CID 219966035.
- ^ a b c d e f "NGC 1310". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1300 - 1349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Zwicky, F. (1966). "The 1965 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 78 (465): 471. Bibcode:1966PASP...78..471Z. doi:10.1086/128398.
- ^ "SN 1965J". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 1965J". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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