Key facts
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Right ascension
- 03 20 12.1
- Declination
- 41 ° 22 ′ 01 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 2,139 km/s
- Distance
- 230 Mly (70 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- Perseus Cluster
- Type
- E
- Size
- ~115,000 ly (35.3 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.4 x 1.1
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1282 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884. NGC 1282 is a member of the Perseus Cluster.
A Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008fh was detected near NGC 1282 on either July 30, or August 30, 2008. However, the supernova was not associated with the galaxy.
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