NGC 1250

NGC 1250
SDSS image of NGC 1250.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 15m 21.1s[1]
Declination 41° 21′ 20″[1]
Redshift 0.020061[1]
Helio 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 02613, MCG +07-07-040, PGC 012098[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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1250. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1250". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  4. ↑ "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. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.

Coordinates: 03h 15m 21.1s, +41° 21′ 20″

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