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NGC 1427A

NGC 1427A
Irregular galaxy NGC 1427A (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 3h 40m 9.3s
Declination −35° 37′ 28″
Redshift 2028 ± 1 km/s
Distance 51.9+5.3
−4.7
Mly (15.9+1.6
−1.4
Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.4
Characteristics
Type IB(s)m
Apparent size (V) 2′.3 × 1′.5
Other designations
PGC 13500
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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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