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NGC 1270

NGC 1270 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Perseus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1270:

NGC:NGC 1270
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:elliptical
Galaxy morph class:E
Constellation:Perseus
Surface brightness:23.2 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):13.0
B-mag (blue):14.2
J-mag (IR):10.4
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.73
Right Ascension:03:18:58.15
Declination:41:28:12.00
Major axis:1.05 '
Minor axis:0.97 '
Radial velocity:4876 km/s
Redshift:0.0164

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS