3C 249.1 is a Seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Draco.

One of its radio lobes is classified as having a Fanaroff-Riley classification Type II, while the other lobe has no features nor containing hotspots.

[4] 3C 249.1 contains emission lines[5] with an extended emission-line region.

[6] Its black hole is known to have a high accretion rate.

[7] The star formation rate in 3C 249.1 is estimated to be between ranges of ~1-250 M⊙ yr−1, according to researchers using spectral energy distributions, as well as high resolution mid-infrared spectra of quasars from the Palomar-Green sample.