NGC 1427

NGC 1427
NGC 1427
	Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1427
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03h 42m 19.4s
Declination	−35° 23′ 34″
Redshift	1388 ± 3 km/s
Distance	71 ± 8 Mly (21.9 ± 2.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.6
Characteristics
Type	E5
Size	3.6′ × 2.5′ ( 70 000 light-years in diameter )
Notable features	Low-luminosity elliptical galaxy
Other designations
	PGC 13609

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^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[edit]

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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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1427. Retrieved 2006-12-13.

[jensenetal2003-2] 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.

[Zhu-3] 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.

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