NGC 484

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NGC 484
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NGC 484 with legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 01h 19m 34.738s [1]
Declination −58° 31′ 27.92″ [1]
Redshift 0.01846 ± 0.00010
Heliocentric radial velocity (5128 ± 23) km/s [2]
Distance 218 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.2
Characteristics
Type SA(r)0- pec?
Apparent size  (V)1.9′ × 1.4′
Other designations
PGC 4764, GC 273, ESO 113–36, 2MASS J01193469-5831272, h 2406

NGC 484 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Tucana. [2] It is located approximately 218 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 28, 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365 . Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G . doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051 .
  2. 1 2 "NGC 484". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


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