NGC 1272

NGC 1272
SDSS image of NGC 1272
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 19m 21.3s[1]
Declination41° 29′ 26″[1]
Redshift0.012725[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3815 km/s[1]
Distance226 Mly (69.2 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.86[1]
Characteristics
TypecD, E+[1]
Size~200,000 ly (60 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0 x 1.9[1]
Half-light radius (physical)~36,000 ly (11 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Other designations
CGCG 540-98, MCG 7-7-58, PGC 12384, UGC 2662[1]
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NGC 1272 is a massive[2] elliptical galaxy[3] located about 230 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Perseus.[5] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863.[6] NGC 1272 has an active nucleus and is the second brightest[2] member of the Perseus Cluster[7][6] after NGC 1275.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1272. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c d McBride, James; McCourt, Michael (2014-06-09). "Bent radio jets reveal a stripped interstellar medium in NGC 1272". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 442 (1): 838–843. arXiv:1405.0314. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.442..838M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu945. ISSN 1365-2966. S2CID 119256842.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1272". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1272". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  7. ^ 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. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.