NGC 1294 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 1294. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 21m 39.9s [1] |
Declination | 41° 21′ 38″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.021965 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6585 km/s [1] |
Distance | 286 Mly (87.7 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0^-? [1] |
Size | ~136,000 ly (41.8 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.1 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2694, CGCG 540-117, MCG +07-07-076, PGC 12600 [1] |
NGC 1294 is a lenticular galaxy located about 285 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Perseus. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786 [4] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [5] [4]