NGC 1201

NGC 1201
NGC 1201 imaged by Pan-STARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension03h 04m 07.9884s
Declination−26° 04′ 10.815″
Redshift0.005624±0.0000370
Heliocentric radial velocity1,686±11 km/s
Distance63.37 ± 4.96 Mly (19.430 ± 1.520 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 1255 Group (LGG 86)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.20
Characteristics
TypeSA0^0(r)
Size~93,900 ly (28.80 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)3.6′ × 2.1′
Other designations
ESO 480- G 028, 2MASX J03040796-2604105, MCG -04-08-023, PGC 11559

NGC 1201 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,531±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.6 ± 5.3 Mly (22.58 ± 1.61 Mpc). However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 63.37 ± 4.96 Mly (19.430 ± 1.520 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 26 October 1785.

NGC 1201 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

NGC 1255 group

NGC 1201 is a member of the NGC 1255 group (also known as LGG 86), which contains at least 5 galaxies, including NGC 1255, NGC 1302 [fr], UGCA 61 [d], and UGCA 64.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1201:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 1201". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 1201". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1201". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ↑ "NGC 1201". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  8. ↑ "LGG 86". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Beutler, B.; Li, W. (2003). "Supernova 2003hv in NGC 1201". International Astronomical Union Circular (8197): 1. Bibcode:2003IAUC.8197....1B.
  10. ↑ "SN 2003hv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2003". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 3 December 2025.