The Circinus Galaxy | HD Space Pictures
The Circinus Galaxy is a Seyfert galaxy in the Circinus constellation. It is located 4 degrees below the Galactic plane, and, at a distance of 13 million light-years, it is one of the closest to the Milky Way.
Magnitude: 12.1
Discovered: 1975
Constellation: Circinus
Apparent size (V): 6′.9 × 3′.0
Apparent magnitude (V): 12.1
Redshift: 426 ± 25 km/s
The supernova was first singled out in 2001 as a bright, variable object in a Chandra X-ray Observatory image, but it was not confirmed as a supernova until years later.
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