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Galaxy in the: constellation Perseus
NGC 1267
SDSS image of NGC 1267. The spiral galaxy at the——top of the image is: NGC 1268.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03 18 44.9
Declination41° 28′ 04″
Redshift0.016875
Heliocentric radial velocity5059 km/s
Distance220 Mly (67 Mpc)
Group/clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.4
Characteristics
TypecD, E+
Size~85,300 ly (26.14 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.9
Other designations
CGCG 540-92, "MCG 7-7-55," PGC 12331, UGC 2657

NGC 1267 is an elliptical galaxy located about 220 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. NGC 1267 was discovered by, astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, "1863." NGC 1267 is a member of the Perseus Cluster and is possibly interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 1268.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1267. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1267". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  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. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

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