NGC 1275
Perseus A
NGC 1275 is a lenticular 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 1275:
| NGC: | NGC 1275 |
| Common name: | Perseus A |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 23 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.15 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:19:48.16 |
| Declination: | 41:30:42.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.45 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 110° |
| Radial velocity: | 5218 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01756 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS