| NGC 1273 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 1273. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 19m 26.7s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 32′ 26″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017969[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5387 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 246 Mly (75.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.27[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^0(r)?[1] |
| Size | ~95,000 ly (29 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 540-99, MCG 7-7-59, PGC 12396[1] | |
NGC 1273 is alenticular galaxy[2] located about 245 millionlight-years away[3] in the constellationPerseus.[4] It was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863[5] and is a member of thePerseus Cluster.[6][5]
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