NGC 1283 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 20m 15.5s[1] |
Declination | 41° 23′ 55″[1] |
Redshift | 0.022439[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6727 km/s[1] |
Distance | 250 Mly (76.6 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.73[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1[1] |
Size | ~90,000 ly (27.5 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.7 x 0.6[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-110, MCG 7-7-69, PGC 12478, UGC 2676[1] |
NGC 1283 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 250 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5] It also contains an active galactic nucleus.[7]