NGC 1281
NGC 1281 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 1281:
| NGC: | NGC 1281 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:20:06.11 |
| Declination: | 41:37:48.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 68° |
| Radial velocity: | 4182 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01405 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS