NGC 1374 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation Fornax. It was discovered by

John Herschel Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical wor ...

on November 29, 1837.

Location

It is at a distance of 59 million light years. The galaxy may form a pair with another nearby galaxy,

NGC 1375 NGC 1375 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax discovered by John Herschel on November 29, 1837. It is believed to be a member of the Fornax Cluster. Distance and diameter estimates It is at an estimated distance of 28 mill ...

, but this is uncertain based on the estimated distance of

. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies, and it is positioned near the center of the cluster and central galaxy

NGC 1399 NGC 1399 is a large elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Fornax (constellation), Fornax, the central galaxy in the Fornax Cluster. The galaxy is 66 million light-years away from Earth. With a diameter of 130 000 light-years, it is ...

, while the closest galaxy after

, outside the pair, is

NGC 1373 NGC 1373 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located 61 millon light years away in constellation of Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 29, 1837, and is a member of the Fornax Cluster. NGC 1373 is a host to a su ...

. NGC 1374's size on the night sky is 2.7 × 2.4 which, with the galaxy's distance, gives a diameter of 50,000 light-years.

Classification

NGC 1374 is an early-type galaxy with a

Hubble classification The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble in 1926. It is often colloquially known as the Hubble tuning-fork diagram because the shape in which it is traditionally represented resembles a t ...

of E1, indicating a flattening of 10%, but also it shows a subtle differentiation of light about halfway out of radius, which is indicating transition to S0 classification. It has a bright core surrounded by a soft hazy halo. 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.

Globular clusters

NGC 1374 is rich with globular clusters, with an estimated number of cluster of 406 ± 81. There are blue and red globular clusters, although red globulars are more populous than blue ones. A similar trend is present in

NGC 1379 NGC 1379 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 25, 1835. At a distance of 60 million light-years, it is one of the closer members of the Fornax Cluster. It ...

and

NGC 1387 NGC 1387 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax, in the Fornax Cluster. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 25, 1835. At a distance of 53 million light-years, it is one of the closer members of the Fornax Cluster. It ...

. These globular clusters, like globulars in

and

, did not show any evidences of multiple populations.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 1374 Fornax Cluster Elliptical galaxies

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