NGC 1294 is a lenticular galaxy located about 285 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786[4] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[5][4]
| NGC 1294 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1294. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 21m 39.9s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 21′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021965[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6585 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 286 Mly (87.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^-?[1] |
| Size | ~136,000 ly (41.8 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2694, CGCG 540-117, MCG +07-07-076, PGC 12600[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1294. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1294". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ a b "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 1294 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1294 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
