NGC 1201


NGC 1201 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 26 October 1785.
NGC 1201 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

NGC 1255 group

NGC 1201 is a member of the NGC 1255 group, which contains at least 5 galaxies, including NGC 1255, NGC 1302, ESO 481-14, and ESO 481-18.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1201:SN 2003hv was discovered by LOTOSS on 2 April 2003. It reached magnitude 12.3, making it the brightest supernova of 2003.