NGC 1291 [SEP] constellation
NGC 1291
NGC 1291, also known as NGC 1269, is a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar and outer ring structure located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 and subsequently entered into the New General Catalogue as NGC 1291 by Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer. John Herschel then observed the same object in 1836 and entered it into the catalog as NGC 1269 without realizing that it was a duplicate. This galaxy was cited as an example of a "transitional
is slightly enhanced near the rim, and is classified as a ring-like feature. Surrounding the ring, two broad, diffuse incomplete arcs appear to bracket the galaxy around the bar. In NGC 4477, it is suggested that the galaxy has a highly evolved double ring morphology. Also, both ring features are exceedingly washed out.
See also.
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- NGC 1291
- NGC 6782
- Virgo Cluster