NGC 1283 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 1283. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 20m 15.5s [1] |
Declination | 41° 23′ 55″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022439 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6727 km/s [1] |
Distance | 250 Mly (76.6 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.73 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1 [1] |
Size | ~90,000 ly (27.5 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.7 x 0.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-110, MCG 7-7-69, PGC 12478, UGC 2676 [1] |
NGC 1283 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 250 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884 [5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [6] [5] It also contains an active galactic nucleus. [7]
NGC 1283 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 1283. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 20m 15.5s [1] |
Declination | 41° 23′ 55″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022439 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6727 km/s [1] |
Distance | 250 Mly (76.6 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.73 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1 [1] |
Size | ~90,000 ly (27.5 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.7 x 0.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-110, MCG 7-7-69, PGC 12478, UGC 2676 [1] |
NGC 1283 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 250 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884 [5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [6] [5] It also contains an active galactic nucleus. [7]