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]
NGC 1427 | |
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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 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]