NGC 1275
NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy located around 237 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Perseus. NGC 1275 is a member of the large Perseus Cluster of galaxies.
| NGC 1275 | |
|---|---|
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1275 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 19m 48.1s |
| Declination | +41° 30′ 42″ |
| Redshift | 5264 ± 11 km/s z=0.017559 |
| Distance | 222 million light-years 68.2 Mpc |
| Group or cluster | Perseus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cD;pec;NLRG |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 1.7′ |
| Other designations | |
| Perseus A, PGC 12429, UGC 2669, QSO B0316+413, Caldwell 24, 3C 84 | |
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