NGC 1460 is a barred lenticular galaxy with a peanut-shaped bar[2] approximately 65 million light-years away[4] from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 28, 1837.[5] It is a member of the Fornax cluster.[6]

NGC 1460
legacy surveys image of NGC 1460
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 46m 13.7s[1]
Declination−36° 41′ 47″[1]
Redshift0.004580[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1373 km/s[1]
Distance65 Mly (19.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.50[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)-19.48 ± 0.28[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)0^0[1]
Mass5.4×109 (Stellar mass)[2]/1×1010 (Total Mass) [3] M
Size~43,500 ly (13.33 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7 x 1.4[1]
Other designations
ESO 358- G 062, MCG -06-09-031, FCC 310, PGC 013805[1]

NGC 1460 is host to a nuclear star cluster with an estimated mass of around 6.7 × 107 M,[7] and is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of around 6 × 106 M.[8] It is also home to a population of around 39 observed globular clusters.[9] There is also a population of 89 planetary nebulae, with 39 of them being observed in the center of the galaxy and 50 of them being observed in the halo of the galaxy.[10]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1460. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  2. ^ a b Iodice, E.; Sarzi, M.; Bittner, A.; Coccato, L.; Costantin, L.; Corsini, E. M.; van de Ven, G.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Lyubenova, M.; Martín-Navarro, I.; McDermid, R. M.; Nedelchev, B.; Pinna, F. (2019-07-01). "The Fornax3D project: Tracing the assembly history of the cluster from the kinematic and line-strength maps". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 627: A136. arXiv:1906.08187. Bibcode:2019A&A...627A.136I. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935721. ISSN 0004-6361.
  3. ^ Lyubenova, Mariya; Tsatsi, Athanassia (2019-09-01). "Nuclear angular momentum of early-type galaxies hosting nuclear star clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 629: A44. arXiv:1903.10918. Bibcode:2019A&A...629A..44L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833954. ISSN 0004-6361.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Henry C. (1989-08-01). "Population Studies in Groups and Clusters of Galaxies. II. A Catalog of Galaxies in the Central 3.5 Degrees of the Fornax Cluster". The Astronomical Journal. 98: 367. Bibcode:1989AJ.....98..367F. doi:10.1086/115152. ISSN 0004-6256.
  7. ^ Su, Alan H.; Salo, Heikki; Janz, Joachim; Venhola, Aku; Peletier, Reynier F. (2022-08-01). "Photometric properties of nuclear star clusters and their host galaxies in the Fornax cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 664: A167. arXiv:2206.01490. Bibcode:2022A&A...664A.167S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142593. ISSN 0004-6361.
  8. ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.
  9. ^ Liu, Yiqing; Peng, Eric W.; Jordán, Andrés; Blakeslee, John P.; Côté, Patrick; Ferrarese, Laura; Puzia, Thomas H. (April 2019). "The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. III. Globular Cluster Specific Frequencies of Early-type Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 875 (2): 156. arXiv:1904.06909. Bibcode:2019ApJ...875..156L. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab12d9. ISSN 0004-637X.
  10. ^ Spriggs, T. W.; Sarzi, M.; Galán-de Anta, P. M.; Napiwotzki, R.; Viaene, S.; Nedelchev, B.; Coccato, L.; Corsini, E. M.; Fahrion, K.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Iodice, E.; Lyubenova, M.; Martín-Navarro, I.; McDermid, R. M. (2021-09-01). "The Fornax3D project: Planetary nebulae catalogue and independent distance measurements to Fornax cluster galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 653: A167. arXiv:2107.09680. Bibcode:2021A&A...653A.167S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141314. ISSN 0004-6361.
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