NGC 5253 [SEP] constellation
NGC 5253
NGC 5253 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 15 March 1787.
Properties.
NGC 5253 is located within the M83 Subgroup of the Centaurus A/M83 Group, a relatively nearby galaxy group that includes the radio galaxy Centaurus A and the spiral galaxy M83 (the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy).
NGC 5253 is considered a dwarf starburst galaxy and also a blue compact galaxy. Supernova 1972E, the second-brightest recent supernova visible from Earth (peak visual
Self Published version.
External links.
- Light curves and spectra on the Open Supernova Catalog
- First images (1972). Photo comparisons of NGC 5253 in June 1959 then in May 1972 showing first images of the actual SN 1972e explosion near NGC 5253 (Palomar Observatory blog).
- SIMBAD, SN 1972E
- SN 1972E in NGC 5253 Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma.