NGC 1404
VLT image of NGC 1404
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 38m 51.917s[1]
Declination−35° 35′ 39.81″[1]
Redshift0.006498[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1942 ± 48 km/s[2]
Distance61 Mly (18.7 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.00[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)10.97[4]
Characteristics
TypeE1[4]
Apparent size (V)3.3′ × 3.0′[4]
Other designations
MCG -06-09-013, PGC 13433[2]

NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Eridanus. It was discovered on November 28, 1837, by the astronomer John Herschel.[5] Based on the tip of the red-giant branch distance indicator, it lies at a distance of approximately 60 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It is one of the brightest members of the Fornax Cluster.[6][7]

Characteristics

As usual with most elliptical galaxies, NGC 1404 is rich in globular clusters, with a population of them that has been estimated to be around 725;[8] however it has been proposed it could have lost most of its globular clusters due to gravitational interactions with NGC 1399, the brightest galaxy of the Fornax Cluster.[9]

Studies using the X-ray telescope Chandra show how the ram-pressure stripping caused by the motion of NGC 1404 through Fornax' intracluster medium is stripping the galaxy of its hot gas,[10] leaving behind a large trail.[11]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 1404". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ a b Hoyt, Taylor J.; Beaton, Rachael L.; Freedman, Wendy L.; Jang, In Sung; Lee, Myung Gyoon; Madore, Barry F.; Monson, Andrew J.; Neeley, Jillian R.; Rich, Jeffrey A.; Seibert, Mark (2021). "The Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program X: Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distances to NGC 5643 and NGC 1404". The Astrophysical Journal. 915 (1): 34. arXiv:2101.12232. Bibcode:2021ApJ...915...34H. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfe5a. S2CID 231728270.
  4. ^ a b c d Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1400 - 1449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "Falling in Fornax". www.eso.org. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ Blakeslee, J. P.; Jordan, A.; Mei, S.; Cote, P.; Ferrarese, L.; Infante, L.; Tonry, J. L. (March 2009). "The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. V. Measurement and Recalibration of Surface Brightness Fluctuations and a Precise Value of the Fornax-Virgo Relative Distance". The Astrophysical Journal. 694 (1): 556–572. arXiv:0901.1138. Bibcode:2009ApJ...694..556B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/694/1/556. S2CID 16521293.
  8. ^ Forbes, D. A.; Grillmair, C. J.; Williger, G. M.; Emerson, R. A. W.; Brodie, J. P. (January 1998). "HST imaging of the globular clusters in the Fornax cluster - NGC 1399 and NGC 1404". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 293 (3): 325–336. arXiv:astro-ph/9708025. Bibcode:1998MNRAS.293..325F. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01202.x. S2CID 119362742.
  9. ^ Bekki, K.; Forbes, D. A.; Beasley, M. A.; Couch, W. J. (October 2003). "Dynamical evolution of globular cluster systems in clusters of galaxies - I. The case of NGC 1404 in the Fornax cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 334 (4): 1334–1344. arXiv:astro-ph/0308202. Bibcode:2003MNRAS.344.1334B. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06925.x. S2CID 16549156.
  10. ^ Machaceck, M.; Dosaj., A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Markevitch, M.; Vikhlinin, A.; Warmflash, A.; Kraft, R. (March 2005). "Infall of the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1404 into the Fornax Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 621 (2): 663–672. arXiv:astro-ph/0408159. Bibcode:2005ApJ...621..663M. doi:10.1086/427548. S2CID 14902493.
  11. ^ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2004/fornax/ Fornax Cluster: Motions of Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Presence of Hidden Superstructure

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