NGC 1260

NGC 1260
NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination +41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift 0.01919[1]
Helio radial velocity 5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance 250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.3[1]
Characteristics
Type S0/a[1]
Apparent size (V) 1′.1 × 0′.5[1]
Other designations
UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047[1]

NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.[5] NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[6][7] and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230.[7] In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  3. ↑ Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (2008-06-24). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (2): 523–531. arXiv:0806.4269. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (2008-06-24). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (2): 523–531. arXiv:0806.4269. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361.

Coordinates: 03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″

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