NGC 1293 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 1293. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 21m 36.4s [1] |
Declination | 41° 23′ 34″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013920 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4173 km/s [1] |
Distance | 215 Mly (65.8 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.50 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0 [1] |
Size | ~123,000 ly (37.8 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-116, MCG +07-07-075, PGC 012597 [1] |
NGC 1293 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 215 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786. [5] NGC 1293 is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [6] [5]
NGC 1293 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 1293. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 21m 36.4s [1] |
Declination | 41° 23′ 34″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013920 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4173 km/s [1] |
Distance | 215 Mly (65.8 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.50 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0 [1] |
Size | ~123,000 ly (37.8 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 540-116, MCG +07-07-075, PGC 012597 [1] |
NGC 1293 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 215 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Perseus. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786. [5] NGC 1293 is a member of the Perseus Cluster. [6] [5]