NGC 1268

NGC 1268
SDSS image of NGC 1268.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 18^m 45.1^s[1]
Declination	41° 29′ 19″[1]
Redshift	0.010884[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3263 km/s[1]
Distance	138 Mly (42.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)b[1]
Size	~46,300 ly (14.20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-93, MCG 7-7-56, PGC 12332, UGC 2658[1]

NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy located about 140 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Perseus.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863.^[4] NGC 1268 is a member of the Perseus Cluster^[5][4] and appears to show signs of distortion in the form of bridges.^[5] These features may be the result of a strong interaction with NGC 1267.^[5][4]

On August 30, 2008, a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008fg was discovered in NGC 1268.^[6][7][8]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Eyes Galaxies
• Mice Galaxies

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1268. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1268". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
5. Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). "The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
6. "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
7. "SN 2008fg | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
8. "2008fg - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1268 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1268 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images