NGC 1260
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NGC 1260 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
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Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s[1] |
Declination | +41° 24′ 19″[1] |
Redshift | 5753 ± 14 km/s[1] |
Distance | 240 Mly |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 1′.1 × 0′.5 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 12219[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. It is home to the brightest object in the observable universe as of May 2007, supernova SN 2006gy.