NGC 1487

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NGC 1487
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1487
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 55m 46s [1]
Declination −42° 22′ 01″ [1]
Redshift 0.002829 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 848 ± 1 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.68 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.28 [1]
Characteristics
Type Pec [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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 1487". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ↑ E.L. Aguero, S. Paolantonio (1997). "The Peculir Galaxy NGC 1489". The Astronomical Journal. 114: 102. Bibcode:1997AJ....114..102A. doi: 10.1086/118456 .
  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. S2CID   119115926.


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