NGC 1460

NGC 1460 is a barred lenticular galaxy with a peanut-shaped bar^[2] approximately 65 million light-years away^[4] from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 28, 1837.^[5] It is a member of the Fornax cluster.^[6]

NGC 1460
legacy surveys image of NGC 1460
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 46m 13.7s[1]
Declination	−36° 41′ 47″[1]
Redshift	0.004580[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1373 km/s[1]
Distance	65 Mly (19.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.50[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)	-19.48 ± 0.28[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)0^0[1]
Mass	5.4×109 (Stellar mass)[2]/1×1010 (Total Mass) [3] M☉
Size	~43,500 ly (13.33 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.7 x 1.4[1]
Other designations
ESO 358- G 062, MCG -06-09-031, FCC 310, PGC 013805[1]

NGC 1460 is host to a nuclear star cluster with an estimated mass of around 6.7 × 10⁷ M_☉,^[7] and is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of around 6 × 10⁶ M_☉.^[8] It is also home to a population of around 39 observed globular clusters.^[9] There is also a population of 89 planetary nebulae, with 39 of them being observed in the center of the galaxy and 50 of them being observed in the halo of the galaxy.^[10]

See also

• NGC 4598 - similar looking galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)