NGC 1283

NGC 1283
NGC 1283
	SDSS image of NGC 1283.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 20m 15.5s
Declination	41° 23′ 55″
Redshift	0.022439
Heliocentric radial velocity	6727 km/s
Distance	250 Mly (76.6 Mpc)
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.73
Characteristics
Type	E1
Size	~90,000 ly (27.5 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.6
Other designations
	CGCG 540-110, MCG 7-7-69, PGC 12478, UGC 2676

NGC 1283 is an elliptical galaxy^[2] located about 250 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Perseus.^[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884^[5] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[6]^[5] It also contains an active galactic nucleus.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1283. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1283". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1283". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
^ ^a ^b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
^ 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.
^ "NGC 1283". Retrieved 2018-07-07.