| NGC 1427 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1427 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 42m 19.4s [1] |
| Declination | −35° 23′ 34″ [1] |
| Redshift | 1388 ± 3 km/ s [1] |
| Distance | 71 ± 8 Mly (21.9 ± 2.4 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5 [1] |
| Size | 3.6′ × 2.5′ [1] ( 70 000 light-years in diameter ) |
| Notable features | Low-luminosity elliptical galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 13609 [1] | |
NGC 1427 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on November 28, 1837. It is located in the Fornax Cluster. [3]
Characteristics
NGC 1427 is an E5 galaxy. It has a diameter of 70 000 light-years. There are 510 globular clusters around the galaxy.
NGC 1427 underwent a merger event within the last 8 billion years.
The now-consumed satellite galaxy contributed 1.5+1.6
−0.7×1010
M☉ to the mass of
NGC 1380, which is about one-fourth of its current mass.
[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1427. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; et al. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv: astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode: 2003ApJ...583..712J. doi: 10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714.
- ^ a b Zhu, Ling; Van De Ven, Glenn; Leaman, Ryan; Pillepich, Annalisa; Coccato, Lodovico; Ding, Yuchen; Falcón-Barroso, Jesús; Iodice, Enrichetta; Navarro, Ignacio Martin; Pinna, Francesca; Corsini, Enrico Maria; Gadotti, Dimitri A.; Fahrion, Katja; Lyubenova, Mariya; Mao, Shude; McDermid, Richard; Poci, Adriano; Sarzi, Marc; De Zeeuw, Tim (2022). "The Fornax3D project: Discovery of ancient massive merger events in the Fornax cluster galaxies NGC 1380 and NGC 1427". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 664: A115. arXiv: 2203.15822. Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A.115Z. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243109. S2CID 247793082.
External links
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NGC 1427 at Wikimedia Commons - NGC 1427 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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| NGC 1427 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1427 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 42m 19.4s [1] |
| Declination | −35° 23′ 34″ [1] |
| Redshift | 1388 ± 3 km/ s [1] |
| Distance | 71 ± 8 Mly (21.9 ± 2.4 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5 [1] |
| Size | 3.6′ × 2.5′ [1] ( 70 000 light-years in diameter ) |
| Notable features | Low-luminosity elliptical galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 13609 [1] | |
NGC 1427 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on November 28, 1837. It is located in the Fornax Cluster. [3]
Characteristics
NGC 1427 is an E5 galaxy. It has a diameter of 70 000 light-years. There are 510 globular clusters around the galaxy.
NGC 1427 underwent a merger event within the last 8 billion years.
The now-consumed satellite galaxy contributed 1.5+1.6
−0.7×1010
M☉ to the mass of
NGC 1380, which is about one-fourth of its current mass.
[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1427. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; et al. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv: astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode: 2003ApJ...583..712J. doi: 10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714.
- ^ a b Zhu, Ling; Van De Ven, Glenn; Leaman, Ryan; Pillepich, Annalisa; Coccato, Lodovico; Ding, Yuchen; Falcón-Barroso, Jesús; Iodice, Enrichetta; Navarro, Ignacio Martin; Pinna, Francesca; Corsini, Enrico Maria; Gadotti, Dimitri A.; Fahrion, Katja; Lyubenova, Mariya; Mao, Shude; McDermid, Richard; Poci, Adriano; Sarzi, Marc; De Zeeuw, Tim (2022). "The Fornax3D project: Discovery of ancient massive merger events in the Fornax cluster galaxies NGC 1380 and NGC 1427". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 664: A115. arXiv: 2203.15822. Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A.115Z. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243109. S2CID 247793082.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 1427 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 1427 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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