NGC 1268

NGC 1268
SDSS image of NGC 1268.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 18m 45.1s[1]
Declination	41° 29′ 19″[1]
Redshift	0.010884[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3263 km/s[1]
Distance	138 Mly (42.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)b[1]
Size	~46,300 ly (14.20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 540-93, MCG 7-7-56, PGC 12332, UGC 2658[1]

NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy located about 140 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Perseus.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863.^[4] NGC 1268 is a member of the Perseus Cluster^[5][4] and appears to show signs of distortion in the form of bridges.^[5] These features may be the result of a strong interaction with NGC 1267.^[5][4]

On August 30, 2008, a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008fg was discovered in NGC 1268.^[6][7][8]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Eyes Galaxies
• Mice Galaxies

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 1268 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1268 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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Constellation of Perseus

• List of stars in Perseus
• Perseus in Chinese astronomy

Stars

Bayer	α (Mirfak) β (Algol) γ δ ε ζ η (Miram) θ ι κ (Misam) λ μ ν ξ (Menkib) ο (Atik) π ρ σ τ φ ψ ω b
Flamsteed	1 2 3 4 (g) 5 7 8 9 (i) 10 11 12 14 16 17 20 21 24 29 30 31 32 (l) 34 36 40 (o) 42 (n) 43 (A) 48 (c) 49 50 52 (f) 53 (d) 54 55 56 57 (m) 58 (e) 59 1 Aur
Variable	S T U V X Z RS RT RV RW RY ST SU SV TZ UV UX UY VX XX XY XZ YZ AB AG AR AS AW AX BM DM DY FO GK IK IP IQ IU IW IX IZ KP KS KT KW LX V351 V356 V357 V361 V376 V380 V386 V392 V396 V400 V423 V432 V440 V459 V461 V471 V472 V473 V480 V490 V492 V505 V509 V518 V520 (61 And) V521 V545 V551 V572 V573 V575 V576 V621 V718 V1024
HR	470 526 529 538 540 621 641 787 792 810 820 831 842 846 849 864 865 876 885 886 890 894 918 (k) 920 923 930 949 950 956 964 966 969 973 975 979 986 991 1001 1019 1034 1037 1041 1047 1051 1056 1059 1074 1097 1113 1127 1130 1133 1141 1160 1164 1176 1191 1197 1198 1207 1215 1226 1234 1286 1301 1330 1333 1337 1344 1371 1390 1419 1424 1482 1489 1493 1500 1514
HD	13519 14433 14434 16691 16760 17092 17245 17605 21684 22781 23301 23596 25329 26702 29587
Other	BD+31 643 BD+48 740 G 38-29 G 95-57 GD 61 HAT-P-15 (Berehynia) HAT-P-29 (Muspelheim) IRAS 04296+3429 L1448-IRS2E LkHα 101 LRLL 54361 NGC 1333 13 NGC 1333 IRAS 2A NGC 1333 IRAS 4A NGC 1333 IRAS 4B NGC 1624-2 PSR B0355+54 PSR J0357+3205 WR 4

Exoplanets	WASP-11b/HAT-P-10b

Star
clusters

NGC	869 (h) 884 (χ) 957 1039 1220 1285 1342 1444 1513 1528 1545 1624
Other	Alpha Persei Cluster IC 348 Trumpler 2

Nebulae

NGC	650 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) 1333 1491 1499 (California Nebula) 1579
Other	Barnard 203 Wreath Nebula

Galaxies

NGC	1003 1023 1058 1077 1160 1161 1167 1169 1250 1259 1260 1264 1265 1267 1268 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1277 1278 1279 1281 1282 1283 1293 1294 1334
Other	IC 310 UGC 2885 (Godzilla galaxy) 4C +37.11

Galaxy clusters	Perseus Cluster

Astronomical events	SN 2006gy Perseids

Category

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