NGC 1260 | |
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NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s |
Declination | +41° 24′ 19″ |
Redshift | 0.01919 |
Helio radial velocity | 5753 ± 14 km/s |
Distance | 250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.1 × 0′.5 |
Other designations | |
PGC 12219 | |
NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Perseus. In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.
Coordinates: 03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″