NGC 1409
NGC 1409 is an interacting elliptical galaxy in the constellation Taurus. There appears to be a pipeline of gas being funneled to NGC 1409 from NGC 1410. This pipeline is creating significant stellar birth in NGC 1410.
| NGC 1409 | |
|---|---|
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1410 (left) and NGC 1409 (right) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Taurus[1] |
| Right ascension | 3h 41m 10.4s[2] |
| Declination | −1° 18′ 9″[2] |
| Redshift | 7750 ± 40 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB pec[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.0 × 0′.8[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2821,[2] PGC 13553[2] | |
See also
References
- "HubbleSite - NewsCenter - Intergalactic 'Pipeline' Funnels Matter Between Colliding Galaxies". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1409. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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