NGC 1260

NGC 1260
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination	+41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift	0.01919[1]
Helio radial velocity	5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance	250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2]
Type	S0/a[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1′.1 × 0′.5[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3[1]
Other designations
PGC 12219[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. In 2006, it was home to the second brightest object in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1260&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 
2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+1260. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 

External links

• Brightest object found in NGC 1260 (Space.com : 07 May 2007)
• NGC 1260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 03^h 17^m 27.2^s, +41° 24′ 19″