NGC 1293

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NGC 1293
SDSS NGC 1293.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 1293.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 21m 36.4s [1]
Declination 41° 23′ 34″ [1]
Redshift 0.013920 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4173 km/s [1]
Distance 215  Mly (65.8  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.50 [1]
Characteristics
Type E0 [1]
Size~123,000  ly (37.8  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.0 x 1.0 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-116, MCG +07-07-075, PGC 012597 [1]

NGC 1293 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 215 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786. [5] NGC 1293 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 1293. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 1293". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1293". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  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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