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Galaxy in the constellation Perseus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 1271 is a compact elliptical or lenticular galaxy[2] located about 250 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Perseus.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on November 14, 1884.[6] NGC 1271 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[7][6] and has a nuclear dust disk in its center.[3] It also has an edge-on, intermediate-scale disk and has a central bulge.[2] Like NGC 1277, NGC 1271 is a candidate "relic galaxy".[8]
NGC 1271 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 1271 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 19m 11.3s[1] |
Declination | 41° 21′ 12″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019183[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5751 km/s[1] |
Distance | 249 Mly (76.3 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E/SO[2] |
Mass/Light ratio | 1.35[3] M☉/L☉ |
Size | ~14,000 ly (4.4 kpc) (estimated)[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.567 x 0.306[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-96, PGC 12367[1] |
Using orbital-based stellar dynamical models, Walsh et al. determined that the supermassive black hole in the center of NGC 1271 has a mass of 3.0+1.0
−1.1×109 M☉.[3]
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