NGC 1427

NGC 1427 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy located approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on November 28, 1837. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster. The galaxy has a stellar mass of 7.9 × 10 M_☉, and a total mass of 9.4 × 10 M_☉. However, the mass of the dark matter halo surrounding the galaxy is around 4.3 × 10 M_☉.