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NGC 1487
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1487
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 55m 46s[1]
Declination−42° 22′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.002829[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity848 ± 1 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.68[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.28[1]
Characteristics
TypePec[2]
Other designations
NGC 1487, MCG-07-09-002, LEDA 14117[1]

NGC 1487 is an irregular galaxy[3] in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by James Dunlop on Oct 29, 1826.[4]

It is thought to be the remnant of two galaxies, which are the components NGC 1487E and NGC 1487W, that collided about 500 million years ago.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NGC 1487". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ E.L. Aguero, S. Paolantonio. "The Peculir Galaxy NGC 1489". SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS).
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mullan, B.; Konstantopoulos, I. S.; Kepley, A. A.; Lee, K. H.; Charlton, J. C.; Knierman, K.; Bastian, N.; Chandar, R.; Durrell, P. R.; Elmegreen, D.; English, J.; Gallagher, S. C.; Gronwall, C.; Hibbard, J. E.; Hunsberger, S.; Johnson, K. E.; Maybhate, A.; Palma, C.; Trancho, G.; Vacca, W. D. (2011). "Star Clusters in the Tidal Tails of Interacting Galaxies: Cluster Populations Across a Variety of Tail Environments". The Astrophysical Journal. 731 (2): 93. arXiv:1101.5393. Bibcode:2011ApJ...731...93M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/731/2/93.


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