NGC 1269
NGC 1269 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1269:
| NGC: | NGC 1269 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1291 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.42 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.52 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.97 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:17:18.59 |
| Declination: | -41:06:29.00 |
| Major axis: | 11.17 ' |
| Minor axis: | 9.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 156° |
| Radial velocity: | 837 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002796 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS