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NGC 1400
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1400
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 39m 30.851s[1]
Declination−18° 41′ 17.25″[1]
Redshift0.001769[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity530 km/s[2]
Distance82 Mly (25 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.96[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.92[3]
Characteristics
TypeSA0[3]
Apparent size (V)2.3 × 2.0[3]
Other designations
MCG -03-10-022, PGC 13470[2]

NGC 1400 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. At a distance of 65 million light-years from Earth, it was discovered by John Herschel in 1786. It is a member of the NGC 1407 group, whose brightest member is NGC 1407. The NGC 1407 group is part of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies.

NGC 1400 is an early-type E0 galaxy. Despite their name, early-type galaxies are much older than spiral galaxies, and mostly comprise old, red-colored stars. Very little star formation occurs in these galaxies; the lack of star formation in elliptical galaxies appears to start at the center and then slowly propagates outward.[4]

NGC 1400 has had star formation in the past, which was caused by NGC 1400 falling into the NGC 1407 group.[5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1400: SN 2021hcz (type Ia, mag. 15.4).[6]

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