NGC 1293

NGC 1293 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 215 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Perseus.[4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 17, 1786.[5] NGC 1293 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.[6][5]

NGC 1293
SDSS image of NGC 1293.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 21^m 36.4^s[1]
Declination	41° 23′ 34″[1]
Redshift	0.013920[1]
Helio radial velocity	4173 km/s[1]
Distance	215 Mly (65.8 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.50[1]
Characteristics
Type	E0[1]
Size	~123,000 ly (37.8 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-116, MCG +07-07-075, PGC 012597[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• NGC 1283

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1293. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
3. "NED Query Results for NGC 1293". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1293". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
6. 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.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1293 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 1293 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images