NGC 1427A
| NGC 1427A | |
|---|---|
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1427A | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 3h 40m 9.3s |
| Declination | −35° 37′ 28″ |
| Redshift | 0.006764 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2028 ± 1 km/s |
| Distance | 51.9+5.3 −4.7 Mly (15.9+1.6 −1.4 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -18.62 ± 0.64 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | IB(s)m |
| Size | ~75,700 ly (23.21 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.5′ |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 358- G 049, MCG -06-09-016, FCC 235, PGC 13500 | |
NGC 1427A, also known as ESO 358-49, or ESO 358- G 049, 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. It is the brightest dwarf irregular member of the Fornax cluster and is in the foreground of the cluster's central galaxy NGC 1399.