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NGC 1270

RadioG SIMBAD rG 94 papers Gaia DR3SIMBAD

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Right ascension: 03h 18m 58.10s
Declination: +41° 28′ 12.5″
Galactic l, b: 150.47, -13.38
Redshift z: 0.01657
Radial velocity: 4,926.4 km/s
Angular size: 0.75′ × 0.6′

Also known as

22 identifiers

2MASX J03185814+41281212XMM J031858.1+412811[BM99] 216[CR71] 25Gaia DR3 239419073563802112LEDA 12350NGC 1270SDSS J031858.10+412812.4UGC 2660UZC J031858.1+412812WSTB 22W39Z 0315.7+4117Z 540-95[CHM2007] HDC 219 J031858.14+4128121[CHM2007] LDC 224 J031858.14+4128121[DLB87] P2[FWB89] Galaxy 568MCG+07-07-057[MO2001b] J031858.2+412811.4[MRS2020] 603[MRS2020] J031858.1+412812[SLH97] P12

Published measurements

3 quantities measured more than once

One object can carry a dozen published estimates of the same quantity. The register keeps them side by side rather than picking a winner — the citation is part of the value.

Distance 4 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
77.98	Mpc			SIMBAD	2016AJ....152...50T	2016
77.98	Mpc	± 0.25		SIMBAD	2013AJ....146...86T	2013
65.8	Mpc			SIMBAD	2008MNRAS.389.1924F	2008
67.59	Mpc		redshift	SIMBAD	2007ApJ...655..790C	2007

Radial velocity 19 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
0.01657	km/s	± 1.00e-05	z	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
0.0164	km/s		z	SIMBAD	2018AJ....156..224J	2018
4,972	km/s		v	SIMBAD	2016AJ....152...50T	2016
4,972	km/s		v	SIMBAD	2015AJ....149..171T	2015
4,903.9	km/s	± 13.3	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,909.6	km/s	± 14.5	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,917.6	km/s	± 14.8	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,912	km/s	± 15.1	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,892.8	km/s	± 12.5	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,899.3	km/s	± 14.5	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,929.7	km/s	± 14.5	V	SIMBAD	2015ApJS..218...10V	2015
4,965	km/s		v	SIMBAD	2007ApJ...655..790C	2007

Show the remaining 7

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
5,112	km/s		cz	SIMBAD	2006AJ....132.2243G	2006
0.016593	km/s		z	SIMBAD	2001MNRAS.327..265H	2001
4,871	km/s		v	SIMBAD	1999A&AS..139..141B	1999
5,005	km/s	± 48	cz	SIMBAD	1999PASP..111..438F	1999
5,064	km/s		v	SIMBAD	1993A&AS..100...47G	1993
0.016248	km/s	± 0.00014	z	SIMBAD	1991RC3v9.C......0D	1991
4,905	km/s		v	SIMBAD	1973UGC...C......0N	1973

Magnitude 11 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Band / method	Source	Reference	Year
18.50277	mag		G · Gaia DR3	Gaia DR3	2023A&A...674A...1G	2023
18.50556	mag	± 0.04766	G · V	SIMBAD	2020yCat.1350....0G	2020
16.104	mag	± 0.007	u · A	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
13.917	mag	± 0.002	g · A	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
12.846	mag	± 0.002	r · A	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
12.318	mag	± 0.002	i · A	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
11.949	mag	± 0.002	z · A	SIMBAD	2020ApJS..249....3A	2020
10.474	mag	± 0.015	J · V	SIMBAD	2006AJ....131.1163S	2006
9.726	mag	± 0.018	H · V	SIMBAD	2006AJ....131.1163S	2006
9.438	mag	± 0.021	K · V	SIMBAD	2006AJ....131.1163S	2006
14.4	mag		B	SIMBAD	—

In the same field

within 9 arcmin · wider search

Object	Type	Separation	V
SDSS J031900.35+412902.2	GtowardsCl	55.97″	—
2MASX J03190463+4128071	GtowardsCl	73.7″	—
[CGW2003] J031859.7+4126	GtowardsCl	93.79″	—
[CGW2003] J031906.8+4126	GtowardsCl	133.9″	—
SDSS J031906.02+412618.8	GtowardsCl	144.4″	—
[CGW2003] J031859.8+4130	GtowardsCl	146.3″	—
NGC 1267	GtowardsGroup	150.8″	—
SDSS J031848.14+412623.1	Galaxy	156.4″	—
NGC 1268	GtowardsGroup	160.1″	—
SDSS J031910.43+412936.9	GtowardsCl	162.3″	—
SN 2008fg	Supernova	163.3″	—

Provenance

where this card came from

Archive	Read at (UTC)	Record
Gaia DR3	2026-08-14 16:58	open at source
SIMBAD	2026-08-14 16:58	open at source

Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-1270 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.