NGC 404

Galaxy NGC 404, type E0 or SA(s)0-, in Andromeda

[NGC 404, C&D Schur]

RA:
01 : 09.4
Dec:
+35 : 43
Type:
E0 or SA(s)0-
RV:
+178 km/s
Distance:
8000 kly
Apparent Dimension:
4.4 x 4.1 arc min
Diameter:
Brightness:
10.1 m_vis
Abs. Mag:
Mass:
Discovered by William Herschel on September 13, 1784 (H II.224).

Apparently, this galaxy is lying just beyond the edge of the Local Group and is probably not gravitationally bound, as its recession velocity indicates.

The image in this page was contributed by Chris and Dawn Schur.


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