NGC 935 and IC 1801 are a pair of
interacting galaxies within the
Aries constellation
Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram. Its old astronomical symbol is (♈︎). It is one of th ...
. They were discovered on 18 September 1885 by
Lewis Swift. NGC 935 is the northern member of the pair, and IC 1801 is the southern. Together, they are listed in
Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 276, as an example of
interacting galaxies.
One
supernova
A supernova is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. It has the plural form supernovae or supernovas, and is abbreviated SN or SNe. This transient astronomical event occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when ...
has been observed in NGC 935: SN 2006F (
type Ib, mag. 17.3).
One supernova has been observed in IC 1801: SN 1976H (type unknown, mag. 15).
Transient Name Server entry for SN 1976H.
Retrieved 17 July 2024.
References
External links
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Image ARP 276
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Spiral galaxies
Interacting galaxies
Aries (constellation)
0935
IC objects
01936
276
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Year 276 ( CCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tacitus and Aemilianus (or, less frequently, year 1029 ...
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