NGC 1268

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NGC 1268
NGC 1268 imaged by the Euclid Space Telescope.png
NGC 1268 imaged by the Euclid Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 18m 45.1985s [1]
Declination +41° 29′ 19.300″ [1]
Redshift 0.010748±0.000007 [1] [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3,222±2 km/s [1]
Distance 147.3 ± 10.3  Mly (45.15 ± 3.17  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.2 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)b [1]
Size~55,400  ly (16.98  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.0′ × 0.6′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 2658, MCG +07-07-056, PGC 12332, CGCG 540-93 [1]

NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy located about 147 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Perseus. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863. [4] NGC 1268 is a member of the Perseus Cluster [5] [4] and appears to show signs of distortion in the form of bridges. [5] These features may be the result of a strong interaction with NGC 1267. [5] [4]

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Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1268. SN 2008fg (Type Ia, mag. 18.8) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on August 30, 2008. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 1268". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1268". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ Leja, J.; Winslow, D.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Dimai, A.; Martinelli, F. (2008). "Supernova 2008fg in NGC 1268". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1489): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1489....1L.
  7. ↑ "SN 2008fg". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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