NGC 1400

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NGC 1400
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1400
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 39m 30.851s [1]
Declination −18° 41′ 17.25″ [1]
Redshift 0.001769 [2]
Helio radial velocity 530 km/s [2]
Distance 82  Mly (25  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.96 [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)11.92 [3]
Characteristics
Type SA0− [3]
Apparent size  (V)2.3′ × 2.0′ [3]
Other designations
MCG -03-10-022, PGC 13470 [2]

NGC 1400 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. At a distance of 65 million light-years from Earth, it was discovered by John Herschel in 1786. It is a member of the NGC 1407 group, whose brightest member is NGC 1407. The NGC 1407 group is part of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies.

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NGC 1400 is an early-type E0 galaxy. Despite their name, early-type galaxies are much older than spiral galaxies, and mostly comprise old, red-colored stars. Very little star formation occurs in these galaxies; the lack of star formation in elliptical galaxies appears to start at the center and then slowly propagates outward. [4]

NGC 1400 has had star formation in the past, which was caused by NGC 1400 falling into the NGC 1407 group. [5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1400: SN 2021hcz (type Ia, mag. 15.4). [6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1407</span> Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

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  4. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (2015). "Colossal Ancient Galaxies Die from the Inside Out". space.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Spolaor, Max; Forbes, Duncan A.; Proctor, Robert N.; Hau, George K. T.; Brough, Sarah (2008). "The early-type galaxies NGC 1407 and NGC 1400 – II. Star formation and chemical evolutionary history". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 385 (2): 675–686. arXiv: 0801.2005 . Bibcode:2008MNRAS.385..675S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12892.x. S2CID   15326784.
  6. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021hcz. Retrieved 23 March 2023.


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