NGC 1264

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NGC 1264
SDSS NGC 1264.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 1264.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 17m 59.6s [1]
Declination 41° 31′ 13″ [1]
Redshift 0.010827 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3246 km/s [1]
Distance 146  Mly (44.7  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)16.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type SBab [1]
Size~50,300  ly (15.41  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 1.1 [1]
Other designations
MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643 [1]

NGC 1264 is a low-surface-brightness [2] barred spiral galaxy [3] located about 145 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Perseus. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884. [5] NGC 1264 is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [6] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1264. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. 1 2 "NGC 1264" . Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1264". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  6. ↑ Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi: 10.1051/aas:1999111 . ISSN   0365-0138.
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