NGC 1264

NGC 1264 is a low-surface-brightness[2] barred spiral galaxy[3] located about 145 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.[5] NGC 1264 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]

NGC 1264
SDSS image of NGC 1264.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 17^m 59.6^s[1]
Declination	41° 31′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.010827[1]
Helio radial velocity	3246 km/s[1]
Distance	146 Mly (44.7 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	16.0[1]
Characteristics
Type	SBab[1]
Size	~50,300 ly (15.41 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Malin 1 - a giant low surface brightness spiral galaxy

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1264. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
2. "NGC 1264". Retrieved 2018-06-17.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1264". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
6. 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

• Media related to NGC 1264 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 1264 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images