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NGC 1260

NGC 1260
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NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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: Sky map03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″


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