| NGC 1262 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 1262. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 15m 33.6s[1] |
| Declination | −15° 52′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.115660[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 34674 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 1.503 Gly (461 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)c[1] |
| Size | ~380,000 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 03132-1604, MCG -3-9-14, PGC 12107[1] | |
NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] NGC 1262 is about 686 million light-years[5] from Earth. This galaxy was formerly believed to be the most distant object in the New General Catalogue,[6] however, in 2023 using data from Ann Isaacs from the University of Minnesota, Stephen Odewahn from the McDonald Observatory used new radial velocity calculations which placed NGC 1262 nowhere near the most distant NGC galaxy.[7] NGC 1262 is also a large galaxy with a diameter of about 380,000 light-years making it nearly four times larger than the Milky Way.[8] It was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885.[3]
Supernova AT 2014fx in NGC 1262 was discovered by citizen scientists using the Galaxy Zoo website.[9][dubious ] Its coordinates (decimal) are: ra=48.893766 dec=-15.884613.
