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NGC 1294
SDSS image of NGC 1294.
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension03h 21m 39.9s [1]
Declination41° 21′ 38″ [1]
Redshift0.021965 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6585 km/s [1]
Distance286  Mly (87.7  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^-? [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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1294. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1294". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  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.

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