NGC 584

NGC 584
SDSS image of NGC 584
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 31m 20.755s
Declination−06° 52′ 05.02″
Redshift0.006011
Heliocentric radial velocity1802
Distance62.28 ± 10.84 Mly (19.094 ± 3.323 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5
Apparent magnitude (B)11.44
Characteristics
TypeE4
Apparent size (V)2.983' × 1.850'
Other designations
IC 1712, MCG-01-04-060, PGC 5663

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.

It is about 20 megaparsecs (60 million light-years) distant.

Galaxy Group

NGC 584 belongs to the NGC 584 galaxy group, which also includes the galaxies NGC 596, NGC 600, NGC 615 and NGC 636.

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 584 belongs to LGG 27 or NGC 584 Group, which has 8 member galaxies, namely, NGC 586, NGC 596, NGC 600, NGC 615, NGC 636, MCG 1-4-44 and MCG 1-5-14.

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "NED results for object NGC 0584". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "NGC 584". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ↑ OBEY - NGC 584
  6. ↑ 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. S2CID 119194025.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.