NGC 1187 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1187: SN 1982R (Type I, mag. 14.4) was discovered by A. Muller and O. Pizarro at the La Silla Observatory on 24 October 1982. SN 2007Y (TypeIb-pec, mag. 17.5) was discovered by amateur astronomer on 15 February 2007.
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