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]
| NGC 1264 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1264. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 59.6s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 31′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010827[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3246 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 146 Mly (44.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBab[1] |
| Size | ~50,300 ly (15.41 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643[1] | |
See also
edit- List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
- Malin 1 - a giant low surface brightness spiral galaxy
References
edit- ^ 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
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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
