NGC 1262

NGC 1262
legacy surveys image of NGC 1262.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 15m 33.6s[1]
Declination−15° 52′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.115660[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity34674 km/s[1]
Distance1.503 Gly (461 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(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]
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NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] NGC 1262 is about 686 million light-years[5] from Earth. This galaxy was formerly believed to be the most distant object in the New General Catalogue,[6] however, in 2023 using data from Ann Isaacs from the University of Minnesota, Stephen Odewahn from the McDonald Observatory used new radial velocity calculations which placed NGC 1262 nowhere near the most distant NGC galaxy.[7] 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.[8] It was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885.[3]

Supernova AT 2014fx in NGC 1262 was discovered by citizen scientists using the Galaxy Zoo website.[9][dubious – discuss] Its coordinates (decimal) are: ra=48.893766 dec=-15.884613.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1262. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ Sky & Telescope Magazine, December 2023, pp 20
  6. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  7. ^ Sky & Telescope Magazine, December 2023, pp 20
  8. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  9. ^ "AT 2014fx". Transient Name Server. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.