NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy located about 243 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884 and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 1259: SN 2008L (Type Ia, mag. 18.7) was discovered by Yasuhide Fujita on January 14, 2008.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000) NGC 1260
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