Right ascension 03 17 27.2 Redshift 0.01919 Type S0/a Constellation Perseus | Declination +41° 24′ 19″ Helio radial velocity 5753 ± 14 km/s Magnitude 14.3 Apparent magnitude (V) 14.3 | |
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Distance 250 ± 1.6 Mly
(76.7 ± 0.5 Mpc) Similar SN 2006gy, NGC 1234, NGC 1265 | ||
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.
References
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