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) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 54m 20.1s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 58′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003469[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1040 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 49 Mly (14.9 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.93[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (B) | -19.21 ± 0.20[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b?[1] |
| Mass | 3.8×109 (Stellar mass)[2] M☉ |
| Size | 35,638 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.
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1484. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1450 - 1499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ 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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