NGC 1273

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NGC 1273
NGC1273 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 1273.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 19m 26.7s [1]
Declination 41° 32′ 26″ [1]
Redshift 0.017969 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5387 km/s [1]
Distance 246  Mly (75.4  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.27 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA0^0(r)? [1]
Size~95,000  ly (29  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.1 x 1.1 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-99, MCG 7-7-59, PGC 12396 [1]

NGC 1273 is a lenticular galaxy [2] located about 245 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863 [5] and 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 1273. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 1273". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1273". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  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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