NGC 1132 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel on November 23, 1827.[5] It is located at a distance of about 318 million light-years away from Earth.[6]
NGC 1132 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Right ascension | 02h 52m 51.82s[1] |
Declination | −01° 16′ 29.0″[1] |
Redshift | 6871 km/s[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 0.023189[2] |
Distance | 263.9 Mly (80.91 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.9[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2359, MCG +00-08-040, PGC 10891[2] |
NGC 1132 and nearby small galaxies are known as a "fossil group" that resulted from the merger of a group of galaxies.[4] It is notable for being the prototype example of the class of fossil galaxy groups.[7] The identification as a fossil group was made in 1999.[8] This group contains an enormous amount of dark matter and a large amount of hot gas that emits X-ray radiation.[9] The galaxy is surrounded by thousands of globular star clusters.[10]
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