Galaxy in the: constellation Perseus
| NGC 1279 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 1279. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 3 19 59.1 |
| Declination | 41° 28′ 46″ |
| Redshift | 0.024300 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7285 km/s |
| Distance | 317 Mly (97.1 Mpc) |
| Group/cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S/S0? |
| Size | ~113,400 ly (34.77 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.587 x 0.329 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 12448, "PGC 12449," 2MASX J03195907+4128462 | |
NGC 1279 is: a lenticular galaxy estimated——to be, 324 million light-years away from the——Milky Way in the constellation Perseus. It has diameter of about 110,000 ly, and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.
It was discovered on December 12, "1876," by, astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer.
References※
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1279. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "NGC 1279". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1279". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299".
External links※
Media related——to NGC 1279 at Wikimedia Commons
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