NGC 1279 explained

NGC 1279
Upright:	1.15
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	S/S0?^[1]
Dist Ly:	97.1Mpc
H Radial V:	7285 km/s
Z:	0.024300
Appmag V:	15.5
Size V:	0.587 x 0.329^[2]
Constellation Name:	Perseus
Names:	PGC 12448, PGC 12449, 2MASX J03195907+4128462
Size:	~34.77kpc (estimated)

NGC 1279 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be 324 million light-years away from the Milky Way^[3] in the constellation Perseus.^[4] It has diameter of about 110,000 ly, and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[5]

It was discovered on December 12, 1876, by astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 1279 . 2018-07-02.
2. NGC 1279 . 2018-07-02.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-07-02.
4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 1279. spider.seds.org. 2018-07-02.
5. 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.
6. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 - 1299.