NGC 1427A | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 3h 40m 9.3s[1] |
Declination | −35° 37′ 28″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006764[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2028 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance | 51.9+5.3 −4.7 Mly (15.9+1.6 −1.4 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -18.62 ± 0.64[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | IB(s)m[1] |
Size | ~75,700 ly (23.21 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.5′[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 358- G 049, MCG -06-09-016, FCC 235, PGC 13500[1] |
NGC 1427A, also known as ESO 358-49[3], or ESO 358- G 049[4], is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. 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]