NGC 1260
| NGC 1260 | |
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NGC 1260 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 27.2s |
| Declination | +41° 24′ 19″ |
| Redshift | 0.01919 |
| Helio radial velocity | 5753 ± 14 km/s |
| Distance | 250 ± 1.6 Mly (76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.1 × 0′.5 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 12219 | |
NGC 1260 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Perseus. In 2006, it was home to the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy.
Coordinates: 
03h 17m 27.2s, +41° 24′ 19″
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