Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  IC 1727  ·  NGC 672
NGC 672, Robert.S
NGC 672
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NGC 672

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NGC 672

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At around 18 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum, dark matter could be dominating the behavior of several galaxies. In a 2008 paper, astronomers Zitrin and Brosch observed that NGC 672, IC 1727, and 12 smaller galaxies all seem to be moving together with a long filament of dark matter stretching across 6° of sky, or 1.7 million light-years. NGC 672 and IC 1727 are the two largest galaxies. Scientists have analyzed the star formation within IC 1727 and NGC 672 and discovered that the observations show simultaneous bursts of star formation in the two galaxies occurred in the intervals 20-30 and 450-750 million years ago.

galaxies, NGC 672 and IC 1727

Constellation Triangulum

Right ascension 01h 47m 54.47627s

Declination +27° 25′ 57.9948″

Redshift 0.001403[2]

Helio radial velocity 425[3] km/s

Distance 23.42 ± 0.33 Mly

Apparent magnitude (V) 11.09±0.03[5]

Characteristics

Type SB(s)cd[6]

Mass 3.8×1010 M☉[7] M☉

Apparent size (V) 6′.17 × 2′.29[8]

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