NGC 584
NGC 584 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered on 10 September 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.
| NGC 584 | |
|---|---|
 Spitzer Space Telescope image of NGC 584 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 31m 20.755s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 52′ 05.02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006011[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1802[2] |
| Distance | 62.28 ± 10.84 Mly (19.094 ± 3.323 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.48 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.44 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.983' × 1.850'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1712, MCG-01-04-060, PGC 5663[3] | |
It is about 20 megaparsecs (60 million light-years) distant.[4] NGC 584 belongs at the NGC 584 galaxy group, which also includes the galaxies NGC 596, NGC 600, NGC 615 and NGC 636.[5]
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NED results for object NGC 0584". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "NGC 584". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- OBEY - NGC 584
- Makarov, Dmitry; Karachentsev, Igor (21 April 2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z∼ 0.01) Universe". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x.
External links
- Deep Sky Catalog
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