NGC 1259
SDSS image of NGC 1259.
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 17m 17.3s [1]
Declination	41° 23′ 08″ [1]
Redshift	0.019400 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5816 km/s [1]
Distance	243  Mly (74.4  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	16 [1]
Characteristics
Type	S0 [1]
Size	~83,400  ly (25.58  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.4 [1]
Other designations
MCG 7-7-46, PGC 12208 [1]

NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy ^[2] located about 243 million light-years away ^[3] in the constellation Perseus. ^[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884 ^[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. ^{[6] [5]}

A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• NGC 1260

• Media related to NGC 1259 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1259 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images