NGC 1409
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| NGC 1409 | |
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A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1410 (left) and NGC 1409 (right).
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| 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] |
| Type | SAB pec[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1′.0 × 0′.8[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2821,[2] PGC 13553[2] | |
NGC 1409 is a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Taurus. There appears to be a pipeline of gas being funneled from one galaxy to the next. This pipeline is creating significant stellar birth in the galaxy receiving it.
