NGC 1427


NGC 1427 is an low-luminosity elliptical galaxy approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It is currently traveling toward the Fornax cluster. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on November 28, 1837.

Charateristics

NGC 1427 is E5 galaxy. It has a diameter of 70 000 light-years. There is 510 globular clusters around the galaxy.