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NGC 484 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Tucana |
Right ascension | 01h 19m 34.738s[1] |
Declination | −58° 31′ 27.92″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01846 ± 0.00010 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (5128 ± 23) km/s[2] |
Distance | 218 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(r)0- pec? |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9′ × 1.4′ |
Other designations | |
PGC 4764, GC 273, ESO 113–36, 2MASS J01193469-5831272, h 2406 |
NGC 484 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Tucana.[2] It is located approximately 218 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 28, 1834 by astronomer John Herschel.[3][4]