NGC 1407
| NGC 1407 | |
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NGC 1407 by Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 40m 11.9s |
| Declination | −18° 34′ 48″ |
| Redshift | 1779 ± 9 km/s |
| Distance | 76 Mly (23.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 4′.6 × 4′.3 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 548- G 067, PGC 13505 | |
NGC 1407 is an elliptical galaxy in Eridanus. It is at a distance of 75 million light years from Earth. It is the brightest galaxy in the NGC 1407 Group, part of the Eridanus Group, with NGC 1407 being its brightest member.NGC 1400, the second brightest of the group lies 11.8 arcmin away. NGC 1407 is X-ray luminous, with high hot gas Fe abundance, and with evidence of recurrent radio outbursts. In the central area of the galaxy are present old stars, with mean age 12.0 ± 1.1 Gyrs, that are metal rich and with supersolar abundances of α-elements. Observations indicate that NGC 1407 hasn't undergonen recently strong star formation activity.
The galaxy was discovered by 6 October 1785 by William Herschel.
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