NGC 1404
| NGC 1404 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 38.9m[1] |
| Declination | −35° 35′[1] |
| Type | E1[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.5′ × 2.3′[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.3[1] |
NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Fornax.[1] It lies at a distance of 65 million light years from the Milky Way and it is one of the brightest members of the Fornax Cluster.[2]
Characteristics
As usual with most elliptical galaxies, NGC 1404 is rich in globular clusters, with a population of them that has been estimated to be around 725;[3] however it has been proposed it could have lost most of its globular clusters due to gravitational interactions with NGC 1399, the brightest galaxy of the Fornax Cluster.[4]
Studies with the help of the X-Ray telescope Chandra show too how ram-pressure stripping caused by the motion of NGC 1404 through Fornax' intracluster medium is stripping this galaxy it of its hot gas,[5] leaving behind a large trail.[6]
References
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- ↑ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2004/fornax/ Fornax Cluster: Motions of Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Presence of Hidden Superstructure
