Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
NGC 1264 |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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Constellation | Perseus |
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Right ascension | 03h 17m 59.6s[1] |
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Declination | 41° 31′ 13″[1] |
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Redshift | 0.010827[1] |
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Heliocentric radial velocity | 3246 km/s[1] |
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Distance | 146 Mly (44.7 Mpc)[1] |
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Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
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Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.0[1] |
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Characteristics |
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Type | SBab[1] |
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Size | ~50,300 ly (15.41 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
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Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 1.1[1] |
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Other designations |
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MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643[1] |
NGC 1264 is a low-surface-brightness[2] barred spiral galaxy[3] located about 145 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.[5] NGC 1264 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]
See also
- List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
- Malin 1 - a giant low surface brightness spiral galaxy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1264. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ a b "NGC 1264". Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1264". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to NGC 1264 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 1264 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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NGC | |
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PGC | - PGC 12266
- PGC 12267
- PGC 12268
- PGC 12269
- PGC 12270
- PGC 12271
- PGC 12272
- PGC 12273
- PGC 12274
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UGC | - UGC 2639
- UGC 2640
- UGC 2641
- UGC 2642
- UGC 2643
- UGC 2644
- UGC 2645
- UGC 2646
- UGC 2647
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