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NGC 1281

Galaxy
NGC 1281 is a compact elliptical galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. NGC 1281 was discovered by astronomer John Dreyer on December 12, 1876. It is a member of the Perseus Cluster. Like NGC 1277 and NGC... Wikipedia
Size: ~17,000 ly (5.2 kpc) (estimated)
Distance: 195.7 ± 3.3 Mly (60 ± 1 Mpc)
Half-light radius (physical): ~4,200 ly (1.3 kpc) (estimated)
Mass/Light ratio: 1.7 M/L