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NGC 1260

Coordinates: Sky map 03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″
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NGC 1260
NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination+41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift0.01919[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)1′.1 × 0′.5[1]
Other designations
PGC 12219[1]

NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Perseus. In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 4 May 2010.


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