NGC 1427A

NGC 1427A
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]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1427A is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Eridanulip. (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]

Gallery

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  The Irregular Galaxy NGC 1427A. Credit ESO.

External links

• APOD: NGC 1427A: Galaxy in Motion

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic aDatabase". Results for NGC 1427a. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} 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