NGC 1049 explained

NGC 1049
Epoch:J2000
Class:V
Constellation:Fornax
Ra:[1]
Appmag V:+12.9
Size V:24
Names:Hodge 3

NGC 1049 is a globular cluster located in the Local Group galaxy of the Fornax Dwarf, visible in the constellation of Fornax. At a distance of 460,000 light years, it is visible in moderate sized telescopes, while the parent galaxy is nearly invisible. This globular cluster was discovered by John Herschel on October 19, 1835,[2] while the parent galaxy was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Results for NGC 1049 . 2006-11-17.
  2. Web site: Seligman . Courtney . NGC 1049 (= GCL 3 in the Fornax dwarf galaxy) . Celestial Atlas . 7 December 2018.
  3. Shapley H . 1938 . Two Stellar Systems of a New Kind . Nature . 142 . 3598. 715–6 . 1938Natur.142..715S . 10.1038/142715b0. 4071472 .

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