NGC 1217
NGC 1217 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. Additionally, one non-redshift measurement provides a much closer distance estimate of. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 23 October 1835.
NGC 1217 has an 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 1217 is also a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable. It is also a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.