NGC 1283

NGC 1283 is an elliptical galaxy^[2] located about 250 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Perseus.^[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884^[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[6][5] It also contains an active galactic nucleus.^[7]

ConstellationPerseus

Right ascension03^h 20^m 15.5^s[1]

Declination41° 23′ 55″^[1]

Redshift0.022439^[1]

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NGC 1283
SDSS image of NGC 1283.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 20m 15.5s[1]
Declination	41° 23′ 55″[1]
Redshift	0.022439[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6727 km/s[1]
Distance	250 Mly (76.6 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.73[1]
Characteristics
Type	E1[1]
Size	~90,000 ly (27.5 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-110, MCG 7-7-69, PGC 12478, UGC 2676[1]

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