NGC 1293 (also MCG 7-7-75 and PGC 12597) is a magnitude +13.4 elliptical galaxy located 192 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus.
The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough on the 17th October 1786.
