NGC 1272 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 19m 21.3s[1] |
Declination | 41° 29′ 26″[1] |
Redshift | 0.012725[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3815 km/s[1] |
Distance | 226 Mly (69.2 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.86[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | cD, 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] |
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]