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| IC 831 | |
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey of IC 831
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 193.18 degrees |
| Declination | 26.47 degrees |
| Redshift | 0.02129 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,406 km/s |
| Distance | 300 Mly (92 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.93 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E |
| Size | 60,000 ly |
| Notable features | Galaxy host of supernova iPTF14atg |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 43708, 2MASX J12524408+2628135, MCG+05-30-113, AGC 221803, CAIRNS J125244.02+262813.6, SDSS J125244.06+262813.4, [DFO95] 113, LEDA 43708 | |
IC 831 is a type E-S0[1] elliptical galaxy located 300 million light-years away from the Solar System in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[2][3] It is estimated to be 60,000 light-years in diameter[2] and was first discovered on 25 February 1892 by Rudolf Spitaler, an Austrian astronomer.[4] It is not known whether it has an active galactic nucleus.
Type Ia supernova, iPTF14atg was discovered in IC 831 on May 3, 2015, which was similar to SN 2002es that exploded prior to that, in UGC 2708, a lenticular galaxy.[5][6] The progenitor type was a white dwarf, in which when it exploded, some of the shockwaves impacted its companion star.[7] It was discovered by Intermediate Palomar Transient Factory in California.
