NGC 1250 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located about 275 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on Oct 21, 1886.[4] NGC 1250 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[5]
| NGC 1250 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1250. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 15m 21.1s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 21′ 20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020061[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6014 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 276 Mly (84.5 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.96[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2613, MCG +07-07-040, PGC 12098[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1250. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1250". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1250 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1250 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
