Q1043092

galaxy in the Fornax Cluster

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Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.004563
Morphology: E0
Coordinates: RA 54.0165° · Dec -35.4413°

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Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 03 36.38
Declination: −35 ° 26 ′
Redshift: 1324 ± 2 km/s
Distance: 18.4 megaparsecs (60 Mly)
Type: E0
Apparent size v: 2.6 ′ × 2.5 ′ (50 000 light-years in diameter)
Notable features: low-luminosity elliptical galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Fornax
Distance from Earth: 17.53
Image: NGC 1379.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 13299
galaxy morphological type: E0
Commons category: NGC 1379
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1835-12-25
redshift: 0.004603
apparent magnitude: 8.238
right ascension: 54.0164167
declination: -35.4411750
radial velocity: 1365
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1379 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 25, 1835.

At a distance of 60 million light-years, it is one of the closer members of the Fornax Cluster. It is located about 24' from the central galaxy, NGC 1399. NGC 1387 is the closest galaxy, and it is in the foreground of NGC 1379. Both are located in central part of the Fornax Cluster.

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