NGC 1279

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NGC 1279
NGC 1279 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 1279.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 3h 19m 59.1s [1]
Declination 41° 28′ 46″ [1]
Redshift 0.024300 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 7285 km/s
Distance 317  Mly (97.1  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type S/S0? [1]
Size~113,400  ly (34.77  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.587 x 0.329 [2]
Other designations
PGC 12448, PGC 12449, 2MASX J03195907+4128462 [1]

NGC 1279 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be 324 million light-years away from the Milky Way [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It has diameter of about 110,000 ly, [3] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [5] [6]

It was discovered on December 12, 1876 by astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1279. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  2. ↑ "NGC 1279". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1279". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ↑ 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. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299".
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