NGC 1407

NGC 1407 is X-ray luminous, with high hot gas Fe abundance, and with evidence of recurrent radio outbursts. In the central area of the galaxy are present old stars, with mean age 12.0 ± 1.1 Gyrs, that are metal rich and with supersolar abundances of α-elements. Observations indicate that NGC 1407 hasn't recently undergone strong star-formation activity. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole with a mass 1.12 ± 0.42 billion solar masses, based on velocity dispersion.

The galaxy was discovered by 6 October 1785 by William Herschel.