NGC 1273

NGC 1273 is a lenticular galaxy^[2] located about 245 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Perseus.^[4] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863^[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[6][5]

NGC 1273
SDSS image of NGC 1273.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 19m 26.7s[1]
Declination	41° 32′ 26″[1]
Redshift	0.017969[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5387 km/s[1]
Distance	246 Mly (75.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0^0(r)?[1]
Size	~95,000 ly (29 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-99, MCG 7-7-59, PGC 12396[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)