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NGC 1404
Elliptical galaxy in the Fornax Cluster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Eridanus. It was discovered on November 28, 1837, by the astronomer John Herschel.[5] Based on the tip of the red-giant branch distance indicator, it lies at a distance of approximately 60 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It is one of the brightest members of the Fornax Cluster.[6][7]
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NGC 1404 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Right ascension | 03h 38m 51.917s[1] |
Declination | −35° 35′ 39.81″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006498[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1942 ± 48 km/s[2] |
Distance | 61 Mly (18.7 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.00[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.97[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.3′ × 3.0′[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-09-013, PGC 13433[2] |
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