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 1271, NGC 1281 is a candidate "relic galaxy".
Supermassive black hole The supermassive black hole in NGC 1281 has an estimated mass of about 10 billion solar masses ( M☉). However, Anna Ferré-Mateu et al. estimated the black hole has a mass of no more than 5 billion solar masses.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000) NGC 1271 NGC 1277
Notes 1.This value was determined by using the given half-light radius.
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