NGC 1260
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| NGC 1260 | |
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NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 24′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01919[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5753 ± 14 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1′.1 × 0′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 12219[1] | |
NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.
File:SN2006gy.jpg
Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft
References
External links
- Brightest object found in NGC 1260 (Space.com : 7 May 2007)
- NGC 1260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″
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