NGC 1260

NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.[5] NGC 1260 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[6][7] and forms a tight pair with the galaxy PGC 12230.[7] In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.

Supernova 2006gy imaged by the Swift spacecraft

NGC 1260
NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension 03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination+41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift0.01919[1]
Helio radial velocity5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)1′.1 × 0′.5[1]
Other designations
UGC 02634, PGC 012219, MCG +07-07-047[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 1260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (24 June 2008). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (2): 523–531. arXiv:0806.4269. Bibcode:2008A&A...488..523H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1260". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (1 October 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.
  7. Hakobyan, A. A.; Petrosian, A. R.; McLean, B.; Kunth, D.; Allen, R. J.; Turatto, M.; Barbon, R. (24 June 2008). "Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488 (2): 523–531. arXiv:0806.4269. Bibcode:2008A&A...488..523H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809817. ISSN 0004-6361.


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