NGC 1262

NGC 1262 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. This galaxy was formerly believed to be the most distant object in the New General Catalogue with redshift and distance estimates placing it at z = 0.116 and hence roughly from Earth, corresponding to a large isophotal diameter of about based on its D apparent dimension, making it nearly five times larger than the Milky Way and one of the largest spiral galaxies. However, in 2023 using data from Ann Isaacs from the University of Minnesota, Stephen Odewahn from the McDonald Observatory used new radial velocity calculations with a new estimate of, which corresponds to a lower redshift of z = 0.0506 and hence a light-travel distance of, placing NGC 1262 nowhere near the most distant NGC galaxy and resulting a rather lower isophotal diameter. It was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885.
Supernova AT 2014fx in NGC 1262 was discovered by citizen scientists using the Galaxy Zoo website. Its coordinates are: ra=48.893766 dec=-15.884613.