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NGC 5477

Coordinates: Sky map 14h 05m 33.1s, +54° 27′ 40″
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NGC 5477
Dwarf galaxy NGC 5477 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1]
Right ascension14h 05m 33.1s[2]
Declination+54° 27′ 40″[2]
Redshift0.001057[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity317 km/s[2]
Distance20 million light years[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.01[2]
Characteristics
TypeSm:[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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "An archetypal dwarf galaxy". Picture of the Week. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Search Results for 5477". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5450 - 5499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  • Media related to NGC 5477 at Wikimedia Commons



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