NGC 1264 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 17m 59.6s[1] |
Declination | 41° 31′ 13″[1] |
Redshift | 0.010827[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3246 km/s[1] |
Distance | 146 Mly (44.7 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBab[1] |
Size | ~50,300 ly (15.41 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 1.1[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643[1] |
NGC 1264 is a low-surface-brightness[2] barred spiral galaxy[3] located about 145 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.[5] NGC 1264 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]