NGC 1484 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 50 million light-years away[3] from Earth in the constellation of Fornax. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 28, 1837.[4] NGC 1484 is a member of the Fornax cluster.[5][2]

NGC 1484
legacy surveys image of NGC 1460
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension03h 54m 20.1s[1]
Declination−36° 58′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.003469[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1040 km/s[1]
Distance49 Mly (14.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.93[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)-19.21 ± 0.20[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)b?[1]
Mass3.8×109 (Stellar mass)[2] M
Size35,638 light years (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.5 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
ESO 359- G 006, MCG -06-09-036, PGC 014071[1]

Its distance and size on the night sky convert to an approximate size of 35,638 light years, only a third or one-quarter the size of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1484. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ a b Morokuma-Matsui, Kana; Bekki, Kenji; Wang, Jing; Serra, Paolo; Koyama, Yusei; Morokuma, Tomoki; Egusa, Fumi; For, Bi-Qing; Nakanishi, Kouichiro; Koribalski, Bärbel S.; Okamoto, Takashi; Kodama, Tadayuki; Lee, Bumhyun; Maccagni, Filippo M.; Miura, Rie E. (2022-12-01). "CO(J = 1-0) Mapping Survey of 64 Galaxies in the Fornax Cluster with the ALMA Morita Array". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 263 (2): 40. arXiv:2210.08699. Bibcode:2022ApJS..263...40M. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac983b. ISSN 0067-0049.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
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