NGC 1399
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NGC 1399 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 03h 38.5m[1] |
Declination | −35° 27′[1] |
Type | E1p[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 3.2′ × 3.1′[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.9[1] |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 1399, a large elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Fornax, is the central galaxy in the Fornax cluster. [2]
Characteristics
It's an example of a cD galaxy, with a bright center and a vast, diffuse envelope surrounding it.[3] It's also rich in globular clusters, with a population of them that has been estimated to be between 5,700[4] and 6,500.[5]
A supermassive black hole with a mass of 500 million solar masses may be present in the center of this galaxy.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0.
- ↑ "Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies - NGC 1399". Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ↑ GEBHARDT, K.; LAUER, T. R. (December 2004). "Probing the Formation History of NGC 1399 Using its Globular Cluster System". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 36: 1482.
- ↑ Forbes, D. A.; Grillmair, C. J.; Williger, G. M.; Emerson, R. A. W.; Brodie, J. P. (January 1998). "HST imaging of the globular clusters in the Fornax cluster - NGC 1399 and NGC 1404". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 293: 325. arXiv:astro-ph/9708025. Bibcode:1998MNRAS.293..325F. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01202.x.
- ↑ BASSINO, L. P.; FAIFER, F. R.; FORTE, J. C.; DIRSCH, B.; RICHTLER, T.; GEISLER, D.; SCHUBERT, Y. (June 2006). "Large-scale study of the NGC 1399 globular cluster system in Fornax". Astronomy and Astrophysics 451 (3): 789–796. arXiv:astro-ph/0603349. Bibcode:2006A&A...451..789B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054563.
- ↑ GEBHARDT, K.; LAUER, T. R.; PINKNEY, J.; BENDER, R.; RICHSTONE, D.; ALLER, M.; BOWER, G.; DRESSLER, A. (December 2007). "The Black Hole Mass and Extreme Orbital Structure in NGC 1399". The Astrophysical Journal 671 (2): 1321–1328. arXiv:0709.0585. Bibcode:2007ApJ...671.1321G. doi:10.1086/522938.
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