NGC 1267

NGC 1267 is an elliptical galaxy located about 220 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] NGC 1267 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863.[4] NGC 1267 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[5][4] and is possibly interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 1268.[6][5]

NGC 1267
SDSS image of NGC 1267. The spiral galaxy at the top of the image is NGC 1268.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 18^m 44.9^s[1]
Declination	41° 28′ 04″[1]
Redshift	0.016875[1]
Helio radial velocity	5059 km/s[1]
Distance	220 Mly (67 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	cD, E+[1]
Size	~85,300 ly (26.14 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-92, MCG 7-7-55, PGC 12331, UGC 2657[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• NGC 4567 and NGC 4568
• Eyes Galaxies

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1267. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1267". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
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. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1267 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 1267 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images