NGC 2227

NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c[5] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel.[6]

NGC 2227
DSS image of NGC 2227
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanis Major
Right ascension06h 25m 57.973s[1]
Declination−22° 00′ 17.41″[1]
Redshift0.007636[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2280.6 km/s[2]
Distance98.04 ± 0.65 Mly (30.06 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.15[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.86[4]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[5]
Other designations
MCG -04-16-004, PGC 19030[2]

In 1986, a type Ia supernova with an apparent magnitude of 14.0 was detected within NGC 2227, and was designated SN 1986O.[7]

See also

References
  1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (February 1, 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. "NGC 2227". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. "Search specification: NGC 2227". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. "Results for object NGC 2227 (NGC 2227)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2200 - 2249". cseligman.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. "SN 1986O". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved February 13, 2021.


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