NGC 1291

Alt. Designations:

NGC 1291

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Constellation:

Eridanus

Distance:

33 mly

Right Ascension:

03h 17m 18.3s

Declination:

-41° 06´ 26"

Visual Magnitude:

8.5

Apparent Dimension:

11.0´ X 9.5´

Best Month To View:

Dec

NGC 1291 is a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar and outer ring structure located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. This galaxy was cited as an example of a "transitional galaxy" by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer team in 2007.