NGC 1264 explained

NGC 1264
Upright:	1.15
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SBab^[1]
Dist Ly:	44.7Mpc
H Radial V:	3246 km/s
Z:	0.010827
Appmag V:	16.0
Size V:	1.2 x 1.1
Constellation Name:	Perseus
Names:	MCG 7-7-50, PGC 12270, UGC 2643
Size:	~15.41kpc (estimated)

NGC 1264 is a low-surface-brightness^[2] barred spiral galaxy^[3] located about 145 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus.^[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 19, 1884.^[5] NGC 1264 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[6]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Malin 1 - a giant low surface brightness spiral galaxy

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1264 . 2018-06-16.
2. News: NGC 1264. 2018-06-17.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-06-17.
4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1264. spider.seds.org. 2018-06-17.
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299. cseligman.com. en-US. 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. en. 139. 1. 141–161. 10.1051/aas:1999111. 0365-0138. 1999A&AS..139..141B. free.