NGC 1275

NGC 1275
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1275
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 19m 48.1s[1]
Declination+41° 30′ 42″[1]
Redshift5264 ± 11 km/s[1]
z=0.017559[1]
Distance222 million light-years
68.2 Mpc[2]
Group or clusterPerseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6[1]
Characteristics
TypecD;pec;NLRG[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2′ × 1.7′[1]
Other designations
Perseus A,[1] PGC 12429,[1] UGC 2669,[1] QSO B0316+413, Caldwell 24, 3C 84[1]

NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy[3] located around 237 million light-years away[2] in the direction of the constellation Perseus. NGC 1275 is a member of the large Perseus Cluster of galaxies.

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