NGC 1049
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Globular cluster NGC 1049 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 39 m 48.1 s |
| declination | -34 ° 15 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ' |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy , Local Group |
| Radial velocity | (40 ± 30) km / s |
| distance | about 460,000 light years (about 140,000 pc ) |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 19, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1049 • C 0237-345 • ESO 356-SC003 • GC 588 • Hodge 3 • MCG -06-06-017 • h 2492 | |
NGC 1049 (also Fornax 3 ) is a globular cluster in the constellation Fornax , which was discovered by John Herschel on October 19, 1835 . Due to its significantly higher surface brightness, the globular cluster was accessible to observation long before its home galaxy, the Fornax dwarf galaxy . NGC 1049 is the brightest of the six known globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf galaxy. The star cluster has a low level of metallicity and was thus formed in the early history of the dwarf galaxy.
Web links
Commons : NGC 1049 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS: NGC 1049
- ↑ Seligman
- ↑ Letarte, B .; Hill, V .; Jablonka, P .; Tolstoy, E .; François, P .; Meylan, G .: VLT / UVES spectroscopy of individual stars in three globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy , bibcode : 2006A & A ... 453..547L