NGC 1250 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 15m 21.1s [1] |
Declination | 41° 21′ 20″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.020061 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6014 km/s [1] |
Distance | 276 Mly (84.5 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.96 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0^0 [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.1 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2613, MCG +07-07-040, PGC 12098 [1] |
NGC 1250 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located about 275 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Perseus. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on Oct 21, 1886. [4] NGC 1250 is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [5]