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]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2227: SN 1986O (Type Ia, mag. 14) was discovered by Carlton Pennypacker et al. on 24 December 1986.[7][8]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 2227". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "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. ↑ Pennypacker, C.; Burns, S.; Crawford, F.; Friedman, P.; Kare, J.; Graham, J.; Muller, R.; Okada, C.; Paine, C.; Perlmutter, S.; Smith, C.; Treffers, R.; Williams, R. (1987). "Supernova 1986O in NGC 2227". International Astronomical Union Circular (4298): 1. Bibcode:1987IAUC.4298....1P.
  8. ↑ "SN 1986O". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2227