NGC 1262

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NGC 1262
SDSS NGC 1262.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 1262.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 15m 33.6s[1]
Declination−15° 52′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.115660[1]
Helio radial velocity34674 km/s[1]
Distance1.503 Gly (461 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)c[1]
Size~380,000 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
IRAS 03132-1604, MCG -3-9-14, PGC 12107[1]

NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] NGC 1262 is the most distant object in the New General Catalogue[5] lying about 1.5 billion light-years away from Earth. NGC 1262 is also a large galaxy with a diameter of about 380,000 light-years making it nearly four times larger than the Milky Way.[6] It was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885.[3]

Supernova AT 2014fx in NGC 1262 was discovered by citizen scientists using the Galaxy Zoo website.[7][dubious – discuss] Its coordinates (decimal) are: ra=48.893766 dec=-15.884613.

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1262. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1262". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  7. ^ "AT 2014fx". Transient Name Server. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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