NGC 1268
galaxy
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Summary
NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (spiral galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3]
- Constellation: Perseus[4]
- Galaxy morphological type: Sb[5], S...[6]
- Part of: Abell 400[7], Q67622925[8], Q67624654[9], Q67792902[10]
- Commons category: NGC 1268[11]
- Catalog code: NGC 1268[12], MCG+07-07-056[13], PGC 12332[14], UGC 2658[15], 2MASX J03184515+4129191[16], Z 540-93[17], Z 0315.5+4118[18], UZC J031845.2+412919[19], SDSS J031845.16+412919.5[20], LEDA 12332[21], [BM99] 203[22], Gaia DR2 239419829477852160[23]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 14, 1863[24]
- Redshift: 0.010654[25], 0.010421[26], 0.01075[27]
- Apparent magnitude: 13.8[28], 14.5[29], 13.11[30], 18.0256[31], 11.722[32], 11.055[33], 10.811[34], 16.767[35], 14.881[36], 14.210[37], 13.804[38], 13.566[39]
- Radial velocity: 3222 kilometre per second[40], 3263 kilometre per second[41], 3124 kilometre per second[42], 3205 kilometre per second[43]
- Distance from Earth: 44.92 megaparsec[44]
- Right ascension: 49.68817903780840 degree[45]
- Declination: 41.48874814666830 degree[46]
- Epoch: J2000.0[47]
Why It Matters
NGC 1268 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48]