NGC 1427A
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| 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]
File:Phot-27c-06.jpg
The Irregular Galaxy NGC 1427A. Credit ESO
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