NGC 1260
Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
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NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy[3] located 250 million light years away from earth in the constellation Perseus.[4] It was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 October 1884.[5] NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[6][3] and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230.[3] This galaxy is dominated by a population of many old stars.[7]
| NGC 1260 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 24′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01919[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5753 ± 14 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047[1] | |
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1260. SN 2006gy (Type IIn, mag. 15) was discovered by Robert Quimby and P. Mondol on 18 September 2006.[8][9] It was the brightest and most energetic supernova known at the time of its discovery.[10]
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