NGC 1827

NGC 1827
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Look for distant galaxies that dot the black background, while a smattering of foreground stars are easily identified by their diffraction spikes.
NGC 1827 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationColumba
Right ascension05h 10m 04.5297s
Declination−36° 57′ 36.640″
Redshift0.003459±0.00000500
Heliocentric radial velocity1,037±1 km/s
Distance37.44 ± 1.97 Mly (11.480 ± 0.604 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 1808 group (LGG 127)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.24
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)cd? edge-on
Size~46,700 ly (14.31 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)3.0′ × 0.7′
Other designations
ESO 362- G 006, IRAS 05083-3701, 2MASX J05100458-3657368, MCG -06-12-008, PGC 016849

NGC 1827 is an edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Columba. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,062±2 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 51.1 ± 3.6 Mly (15.66 ± 1.10 Mpc). However, five non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 37.44 ± 1.97 Mly (11.480 ± 0.604 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 28 November 1837.

NGC 1827 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

NGC 1808 group

NGC 1827 is member of the NGC 1808 galaxy group (also known as LGG 127). This group contains 14 galaxies, including NGC 1792, NGC 1808, ESO 305-9 [d], ESO 305-17 [d], ESO 362-11 [d], and ESO 362-19 [d].

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 1827". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 1827". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1827". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ↑ "NGC 1827". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Carlsten, Scott G.; Greene, Jenny E.; Beaton, Rachael L.; Danieli, Shany; Greco, Johnny P. (2022). "The Exploration of Local VolumE Satellites (ELVES) Survey: A Nearly Volume-limited Sample of Nearby Dwarf Satellite Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 933 (1): 47. arXiv:2203.00014. Bibcode:2022ApJ...933...47C. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac6fd7.
  8. ↑ "NAME NGC 1808 Group". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 October 2026.

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