NGC 2357
Appearance
| NGC 2357 | |
|---|---|
NGC 2357 (DSS) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension | 07h 17m 41s[1] |
| Declination | +23° 21′ 24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007589[1] |
| Distance | 106.6 ± 11 Mly (32.7 ± 3.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.26' × 0.35'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 3782, PGC 20592.[1] | |
NGC 2357 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Gemini. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan on 6 February 1885.[2]
Supernovae
[edit]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2357:
- SN 2010bj (Type II-P, mag. 16.1) was discovered by L. Cox and Tim Puckett on 27 March 2010.[3][4]
- SN 2015I (Type Ia, mag. 15.7) was discovered by Toshihide Noguchi on 2 May 2015.[5][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED Results for object NGC 2357". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects 2350-2399". Celestial Atlas. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Cox, L.; Puckett, T.; Orff, T. (2010). "Supernova 2010bj in NGC 2357". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2230): 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2230....1C.
- ^ "SN 2010bj". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Nakano, S.; Masi, G.; Kiyota, S.; Brimacombe, J.; Suzuki, Y.; Yusa, T.; Wada, N.; Tsunoda, S.; Chiba, K.; Sasaki, S.; Goto, H.; Corelli, P.; Nakaoka, T.; Takaki, K.; Kawabata, M.; Yamanaka, M.; Karamehmetoglu, E.; Messa, M.; Hayes, M.; Sollerman, J.; Kuutma, T.; Ayani, K. (2015). "Supernova 2015I in NGC 2357 = PSN J07174570+2320406". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (4106): 1. Bibcode:2015CBET.4106....1N.
- ^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "SN 2015I". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 2357.
- NGC 2357 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images