NGC 1260

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NGC 1260
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 17m 27.2s[1]
Declination +41° 24′ 19″[1]
Redshift 5753 ± 14 km/s[1]
Distance 240 Mly
Type S0/a[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.1 × 0′.5 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.3[1]
Other designations
PGC 12219[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. It is home to the brightest object in the observable universe as of May 2007, supernova SN 2006gy.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 1260. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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