NGC 5177

NGC 5177

NGC 5177 with SN 2010cr
May 19, 2010
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 29m 24.2s[1]
Declination +11° 47 49[1]
Redshift 0.021570[1]
Helio radial velocity 6467 ± 29 km/s[1]
Distance 297 Mly (Light Travel-Time)[1]
(redshift-based)
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.1g[1]
Characteristics
Type S0[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.81' x 0.46'[1]

NGC 5177 is a galaxy. Based on a redshift of 6467 km/s the galaxy is crudely estimated to be about 300 million light-years away.[1]

Supernova

On April 16, 2010 UT, the Palomar Transient Factory automated wide-field survey detected a Supernova on the outskirts of NGC 5177.[2] The supernova is known as SN 2010cr[3] and is located at 13:29:25.11 +11:47:46.4.[2] A confirmation spectrum was taken with the Palomar Hale telescope on April 17 UT which showed it to be approximately 13 days before peak brightness.[2] The Hubble Space Telescope took STIS/UV spectroscopic observations on May 3, 2010.[4]

NGC 5177 (2MASS near-infrared) without SN 2010cr

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5177. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nearby supernova, PTF10fps". The Astronomer's Telegram. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  3. "List of Supernovae". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  4. Richard S. Ellis (2010-05-03). "HST Preview for OBD708010". Hubble Legacy Archive. Retrieved 2010-05-19. External link in |publisher= (help)
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