NGC 1279

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,^[3] and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 1279
SDSS image of NGC 1279.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	3h 19m 59.1s[1]
Declination	41° 28′ 46″[1]
Redshift	0.024300[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7285 km/s
Distance	317 Mly (97.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Perseus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.5[1]
Characteristics
Type	S/S0?[1]
Size	~113,400 ly (34.77 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.587 x 0.329[2]
Other designations
PGC 12448, PGC 12449, 2MASX J03195907+4128462[1]

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