NGC 150 (also known as PGC 2052) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 63 million light years away from the Solar System, and it has a diameter of about 94,000 light years.[3] It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 20 November 1886.[4]
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 150:
- SN 1990K (type II, mag. 14) was discovered by Robert Evans on 25 May 1990.[5][6] It was reported to be similar to SN 1987A.[7]
- SN 2025mb (type Ia, mag. 18.011) was discovered by ATLAS on 15 January 2025.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results for object NGC 0150". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b "NGC 150". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". NED results for object NGC 0150. NASA.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 – 199". seligman.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, R.; Cooper, K.; Sadler, E. (1990). "Supernova 1990K in NGC 150". International Astronomical Union Circular (5022): 1. Bibcode:1990IAUC.5022....1E.
- ^ "SN 1990K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Cappellaro, E.; Danziger, I. J.; della Valle, M.; Gouiffes, C.; Turatto, M. (1995). "The bright linear type II SN 1990K". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 293: 723–732. Bibcode:1995A&A...293..723C.
- ^ "SN 2025mb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
