NGC 1584

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Galaxy
NGC 1584
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NGC 1584 with LEDA 881732 (r) [1]
NGC 1584 with LEDA 881732 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 28 m 10.257 s
declination -17 ° 31 ′ 24.09 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (s) 0-  
Brightness  (visual) 14.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.029981 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 8988 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(397 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(121.6 ± 8.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date October 17, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1584 • PGC  15180 • ESO  551-006 • 2MASX  J04281029-1731244 • SGC  042556-1738.0 • WISEA J042810.26-173124.2

NGC 1584 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 397 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across . Gravitational binding with NGC 1583 is possible .

The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on October 17, 1885 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1584
  4. ↑ Seligman