NGC 1427A
| NGC 1427A | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 3h 40m 9.3s[1] |
| Declination | −35° 37′ 28″[1] |
| Redshift | 2028 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance |
51.9+5.3 −4.7 Mly (15.9+1.6 −1.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | IB(s)m[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2′.3 × 1′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 13500[1] | |
NGC 1427A is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Its distance modulus has been estimated using the globular cluster luminosity function to be 31.01 ± 0.21 which is about 52 Mly.[2] It is the brightest dwarf irregular member of the Fornax cluster and is in the foreground of the cluster's central galaxy NGC 1399.[2]
The Irregular Galaxy NGC 1427A. Credit ESO
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic aDatabase". Results for NGC 1427a. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- 1 2 3 Georgiev, Iskren Y.; Hilker, Michael; Puzia, Thomas H.; Chanamé, Julio; Mieske, Steffen; Goudfrooij, Paul; Reisenegger, Andreas; Infante, Leopoldo (June 2006). "The old globular cluster system of the dIrr galaxy NGC 1427A in the Fornax cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics 452 (1): 141–153. arXiv:astro-ph/0602263. Bibcode:2006A&A...452..141G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20064880.
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