NGC 1487

NGC 1487
NGC 1487
	Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1487
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 55m 46s
Declination	−42° 22′ 01″
Redshift	0.002829
Heliocentric radial velocity	848 ± 1 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.68
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.28
Characteristics
Type	Pec
Other designations
	NGC 1487, MCG-07-09-002, LEDA 14117

NGC 1487 is an irregular galaxy^[3] in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by James Dunlop on Oct 29, 1826.^[4]

It is thought to be the remnant of two galaxies, which are the components NGC 1487E and NGC 1487W, that collided about 500 million years ago.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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