NGC 1273
| Galaxy NGC 1273 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 19 m 26.7 s |
| declination | + 41 ° 32 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0 ^ 0 ^? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 144 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 426 |
| Redshift | 0.017969 +/- 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | 5387 +/- 15 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(245 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.2 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | February 14, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1273 • PGC 12396 • CGCG 540-099 • MCG + 07-07-059 • 2MASX J03192672 + 4132261 • GALEX ASC J031926.79 + 413225.1 • LDCE 224 NED195 | |
NGC 1273 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 245 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 55,000 ly, and is a member of the Perseus Cluster Abell 426 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1272 , NGC 1274 , NGC 1275 , NGC 1277 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863 .
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