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NGC 5477
Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5477 is a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major, 20 million light years away from Earth. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel.[3]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 5477 | |
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![]() Dwarf galaxy NGC 5477 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major[1] |
Right ascension | 14h 05m 33.1s[2] |
Declination | +54° 27′ 40″[2] |
Redshift | 0.001057[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 317 km/s[2] |
Distance | 20 million light years[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.01[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sm:[3] |
Other designations | |
MCG+09-23-034, VV 561, [MI94] Sm 95, DDO 186, SPB 245, Z 272–25 [VDD93] 194, IRAS F14038+5441, TC 305, Z 1403.8+5442, KUG 1403+546, UGC 9018, [HBS84] 74, LEDA 50262, UZC J140532.8+542739, [M98c] 140347.9+544200[2] |
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