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NGC 1279
SDSS image of NGC 1279.
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension3h 19m 59.1s [1]
Declination41° 28′ 46″ [1]
Redshift0.024300 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7285 km/s
Distance317  Mly (97.1  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5 [1]
Characteristics
TypeS/S0? [1]
Size~113,400  ly (34.77  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size (V)0.587 x 0.329 [2]
Other designations
PGC 12448, PGC 12449, 2MASX J03195907+4128462 [1]

NGC 1279 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be 324 million light-years away from the Milky Way [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It has diameter of about 110,000 ly, [3] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [5] [6]

It was discovered on December 12, 1876, by astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1279. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  2. ^ "NGC 1279". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1279". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299".

External links

  • Media related to NGC 1279 at Wikimedia Commons
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