NGC 1278
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| NGC 1278 | |
|---|---|
| 250px
SDSS image of NGC 1278. NGC 1277 can be seen to the upper right of the image.
|
|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 19m 54.1s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 33′ 48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020314[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6090 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 231 Mly (70.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Type | E pec[1] |
| Size (ly) | ~130,000 ly (40 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.5 x 1.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.57[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1907, UGC 02670, PGC 012438, CGCG 540-105, MCG +07-07-065[1] | |
NGC 1278 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] NGC 1278 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 22, 1884 and was later listed as IC 1907.[4] NGC 1278 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[5][4] and is a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[6]
Globular Clusters
Unlike the nearby galaxy NGC 1277 which has a dominant population of metal-rich or “red” globular clusters, NGC 1278 has a rich population of both metal-rich and metal-poor or “blue” globular clusters.[7]
See also
External links
- NGC 1278 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
