Key facts
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Right ascension
- 03 18 45.1985
- Declination
- +41 ° 29 ′ 19.300 ″
- Redshift
- 0.010 748 ± 0.000 007
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3,222 ± 2 km/s
- Distance
- 147.3 ± 10.3 Mly (45.15 ± 3.17 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- Perseus Cluster
- Type
- SAB(rs)b
- Size
- ~55,400 ly (16.98 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.0′ × 0.6′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy located about 147 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863. NGC 1268 is a member of the Perseus Cluster and appears to show signs of distortion in the form of bridges. These features may be the result of a strong interaction with NGC 1267.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1268” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.