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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus

NGC 1268 is a spiral galaxy located about 140 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Perseus.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d’Arrest on February 14, 1863.[4] NGC 1268 is a member of the Perseus Cluster[5][4] and appears to show signs of distortion in the form of bridges.[5] These features may be the result of a strong interaction with NGC 1267.[5][4]

On August 30, 2008 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008fg was discovered in NGC 1268.[6][7][8]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j

    “NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database”. Results for NGC 1268. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ^ “Your NED Search Results”. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  3. ^ “Revised NGC Data for NGC 1268”. spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. ^ a b c “New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1250 – 1299”. cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  5. ^ a b c Brunzendorf, J.; Meusinger, H. (October 1, 1999). “The galaxy cluster Abell 426 (Perseus). A catalogue of 660 galaxy positions, isophotal magnitudes and morphological types”. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 139 (1): 141–161. Bibcode:1999A&AS..139..141B. doi:10.1051/aas:1999111. ISSN 0365-0138.
  6. ^ “List of supernovae sorted by host name”. Bright Supernova – Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. ^ “SN 2008fg | Transient Name Server”. wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  8. ^ “2008fg – The Open Supernova Catalog”. sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

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