NGC 1262

NGC 1262
SDSS image of NGC 1262.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 15m 33.6s[1]
Declination −15° 52′ 46″[1]
Redshift 0.115660[1]
Helio radial velocity 34674 km/s[1]
Distance 1.503 Gly (461 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.0[1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)c[1]
Size ~380,000 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.8 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
IRAS 03132-1604, MCG -3-9-14, PGC 12107[1]

NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] NGC 1262 is the most distant object in the New General Catalogue [5] lying about 1.5 billion light-years away from Earth. NGC 1262 is also a large galaxy with a diameter of about 380,000 light-years making it nearly four times larger than the Milky Way.[6] It was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1262. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1262". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
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