Astronomy:NGC 1279
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
| NGC 1279 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1279. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 3h 19m 59.1s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 28′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024300[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7285 km/s |
| Distance | 317 Mly (97.1 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S/S0?[1] |
| Size | ~113,400 ly (34.77 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.587 x 0.329[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 12448, PGC 12449, 2MASX J03195907+4128462[1] | |
NGC 1279 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be 324 million light-years away from the Milky Way[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] It has diameter of about 110,000 ly,[3] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[5][6]
It was discovered on December 12, 1876, by astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1279. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "NGC 1279". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1279.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+1279&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1279". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC1279.
- ↑ Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 139 (1): 141–161. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1999A&AS..139..141B.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc12a.htm#1279.
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