Right ascension 3 40 9.3 Redshift 2028 ± 1 km/s Apparent size (V) 2′.3 × 1′.5 Apparent magnitude (V) 13.4 | Declination −35° 37′ 28″ Type IB(s)m Magnitude 13.4 | |
Distance 51.9+5.3−4.7 Mly (15.9+1.6−1.4 Mpc) Constellation Eridanus in Chinese astronomy Similar NGC 1427, Fornax Cluster, NGC 1404, NGC 1399, NGC 1316 | ||
Ngc 1427a irregular galaxy
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. It is the brightest dwarf irregular member of the Fornax cluster and is in the foreground of the cluster's central galaxy NGC 1399.
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