NGC 1272 is a massive[2] elliptical galaxy[3] located about 230 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Perseus.

[2] NGC 1272 has two radio jets which are powered by an AGN at the center of the galaxy.

[2] The small bending radius of the jets requires NGC 1272 to have essentially no ISM at radii of ~2 kpc and beyond.

However, ram-pressure alone cannot remove a fraction of the ISM from deep within the galaxy.

[8] On February 26, 2016 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2016arc was discovered in NGC 1272.