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Names NGC 1270, UGC 2660, PGC 12350, MCG +07-07-057, ACO 426
Right Ascension (2000.0) 03:18:58.1
Declination +41:28:12
Constellation Perseus
Redshift (z) 0.01657 +/- 0.00001
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 4967 +/- 2 km/s
Distance (esteem) 231,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 25/01/2022
Exposure time 13,500 seconds (9 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS

Western part of Perseus galaxy cluster ACO 426
The eastern part with Perseus A is visible here
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