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NGC 1260

spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus
Thing spiral_galaxy Q496348

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
spiral galaxy, infrared source, astrophysical X-ray source, lenticular galaxy[2][3][4]
Part of
Perseus Cluster, [CHM2007] HDC 219, [CHM2007] LDC 224, [T2015] nest 200001[8][9][10][11]
Apparent magnitude
12.2 (9.73–17, n=11)[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Catalog code
NGC 1260, IRAS 03141+4113, PGC 12219, UGC 2634, 2MASX J03172720+4124184, MCG+07-07-047, Z 540-81, Z 0314.2+4113, UZC J031727.2+412419, PSCz Q03141+4113, SDSS J031727.23+412418.7, SDSS J031727.22+412418.6, LEDA 12219, [BM99] 140, Gaia DR2 239373237671443328[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Constellation
Perseus[5]
Declination
+41.40513625500940[48]
Discoverer or inventor
Guillaume Bigourdan[1]
Distance from Earth
75 (75–240.0M, n=3)[44][45][46]
Epoch
J2000.0[49]
Galaxy morphological type
S0-a, S0a[6][7]
Has part(s)
SN 2006gy[12]
Radial velocity
5.6k (5.5k–5.8k, n=3)[41][42][43]
Redshift
0.02 (0.02–0.02, n=3)[28][29]
Right ascension
+49.36345570181100[47]
Time of discovery or invention
October 19, 1884[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NGC 1260-HST10877 38R814GB555.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/02r0f3s
Gaia ID
239373237671443328
New General Catalogue ID
1260
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
12219
SIMBAD ID
NGC 1260
Topic's main category
Category:NGC 1260
Uppsala General Catalogue ID
2634
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Galaxy", "NGC1260"]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Search and redshift survey for IRAS galaxies behind the Northern Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types. wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase ID → /m/02r0f3s
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.018409'}, {'amount': '+0.018783'}, {'amount': '+0.018783'}
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5753'}, {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5519'}, {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5631'}
    Wikidata description → spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: NGC 1260-HST10877 38R814GB555.png"
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