03h18m58.1s, 41° 28′12″| NGC 1270 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 1270.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h18m 58.1s[1] |
| Declination | 41° 28′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016561[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4965 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 250 Mly (78 Mpc)[1] |
| Grouporcluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.26[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | ~139,400 ly (42.75 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 540-95, MCG 7-7-57, PGC 12350, UGC 2660[1] | |
NGC 1270 is an elliptical galaxy located about 250 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on February 14, 1863.[4] NGC 1270 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[5][4] and has an estimated age of about 11 billion years.[6] However, Greene et al. puts the age of NGC 1270 at about 15.0 ± 0.50 Gy.[7]
NGC 1270 has a supermassive black hole[8] with an estimated mass of no more than 12 billion solar masses (12×109 M☉).[9]
Spectroscopy of NGC 1270 suggests that the galaxy contains a low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN).[10]
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