NGC 1399
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NGC 1399 is a large elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Fornax, the central galaxy in the Fornax Cluster. The galaxy is 66 million light-years away from Earth. With a diameter of approxima
NGC 1399 X-ray image of Chandra
VST image of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster
NGC 1427A
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NGC 1427A, also known as ESO 358-49, or ESO 358-G049, is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Its distance modulus has been estimated using the globular cluster luminosity function to be
NGC 1399
…galaxy of the main subgroup. Near NGC 1399 are NGC 1396, NGC 1404 and NGC 1387. There are ultracompact dwarf galaxies surrounding the galaxy, while NGC 1427A, an irregular galaxy, lies near its center. Ultracompact dwarf galaxies were first discovered in the Fornax Cluster in 2003. Almost all of them surround…
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1427A