NGC 1487 explained

NGC 1487
Constellation Name:Eridanus
Epoch:J2000
Type:Pec[1]
Ra:[2]
Appmag B:12.28
Appmag V:11.68
Z:0.002829
Names:NGC 1487, MCG-07-09-002, LEDA 14117

NGC 1487 is an irregular galaxy[3] in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by James Dunlop on Oct 29, 1826.[4]

It is thought to be the remnant of two galaxies, which are the components NGC 1487E and NGC 1487W, that collided about 500 million years ago.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . 19 June 2019 .
  2. NGC 1487. 19 June 2019.
  3. E.L. Aguero . S. Paolantonio . The Peculir Galaxy NGC 1489 . The Astronomical Journal . 1997 . 114 . 102 . 10.1086/118456 . 1997AJ....114..102A . free .
  4. Web site: Seligman . Courtney . New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499 . New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499 . 19 June 2019.
  5. 10.1088/0004-637X/731/2/93. Star Clusters in the Tidal Tails of Interacting Galaxies: Cluster Populations Across a Variety of Tail Environments. The Astrophysical Journal. 731. 2. 93. 2011. Mullan. B.. Konstantopoulos. I. S.. Kepley. A. A.. Lee. K. H.. Charlton. J. C.. Knierman. K.. Bastian. N.. Chandar. R.. Durrell. P. R.. Elmegreen. D.. English. J.. Gallagher. S. C.. Gronwall. C.. Hibbard. J. E.. Hunsberger. S.. Johnson. K. E.. Maybhate. A.. Palma. C.. Trancho. G.. Vacca. W. D.. 2011ApJ...731...93M. 1101.5393. 119115926 .

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