NGC 1409
NGC 1409 | |
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![]() A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1410 (left) and NGC 1409 (right). | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Taurus[1] |
Right ascension | 3h 41m 10.4s[2] |
Declination | −1° 18′ 9″[2] |
Redshift | 7750 ± 40 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB pec[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.0 × 0′.8[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2821,[2] PGC 13553[2] | |
NGC 1409 is a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Taurus. There appears to be a pipeline of gas being funneled from one galaxy to the next. This pipeline is creating significant stellar birth in the galaxy receiving it.
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