NGC 5477

NGC 5477 is a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major, 20 million light years away from Earth.

NGC 5477
Dwarf galaxy NGC 5477 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1]
Right ascension14h 05m 33.1s[2]
Declination+54° 27 40[2]
Redshift0.001057[2]
Helio radial velocity317 km/s[2]
Distance20 million light years[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.01[2]
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

References

  1. "An archetypal dwarf galaxy". Picture of the Week. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. "Search Results for 5477". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  • Media related to NGC 5477 at Wikimedia Commons


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