NGC 1427

elliptical galaxy in the Fornax Cluster
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NGC 1427

Summary

NGC 1427 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1427 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1427's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 1427's constellation is recorded as Fornax[5].
  • NGC 1427's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E5[6].
  • NGC 1427 is part of Fornax Cluster[7].
  • NGC 1427 is part of Q67622944[8].
  • NGC 1427 is part of Q67624687[9].
  • NGC 1427 is part of Q67792925[10].
  • NGC 1427 is part of Q67797427[11].
  • NGC 1427's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1427[12].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1427[13].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as PGC 13609[14].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03421942-3523337[15].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as ESO 358-52[16].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-09-021[17].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07034-00702[18].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 358-0520[19].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ034219.4-352334[20].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as SGC 034025-3533.1[21].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 13609[22].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as FCC 276[23].
  • NGC 1427's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4860200870647813760[24].
  • NGC 1427's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1837-11-28T00:00:00Z[25].
  • NGC 1427's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1427[26].
  • NGC 1427's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00461'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1427's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Fornax Cluster[7], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67622944[8]; Q67624687[9]; Q67792925[10]; and Q67797427[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 1427 has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The (galaxy-wide) IMF in giant elliptical galaxies: from top to bottom. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2MASS galaxies in the Fornax cluster spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1427. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1427
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1427_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1427}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1427}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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