Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3  ·  NGC 1049
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NGC 1049 (Fornax 3), Jim Fordice
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NGC 1049 (Fornax 3)

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NGC 1049 (Fornax 3), Jim Fordice
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NGC 1049 (Fornax 3)

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Description

I have not observed this object. 

I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

NGC 1049 was discovered in 1835 by John Herschel. Its parent galaxy, the Fornax Dwarf, was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: Not classified.
Distance:  466,000 LY
Type: Associated with the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy.
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Below the disc and away from the core of the Milky Way.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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