NGC 1484

NGC 1484 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 50 million light-years away^[3] from Earth in the constellation of Fornax. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 28, 1837.^[4] NGC 1484 is a member of the Fornax cluster.^[5][2]

NGC 1484
legacy surveys image of NGC 1460
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03h 54m 20.1s[1]
Declination	−36° 58′ 08″[1]
Redshift	0.003469[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1040 km/s[1]
Distance	49 Mly (14.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.93[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)	-19.21 ± 0.20[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)b?[1]
Mass	3.8×109 (Stellar mass)[2] M☉
Size	35,638 light years (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.5 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
ESO 359- G 006, MCG -06-09-036, PGC 014071[1]

Its distance and size on the night sky convert to an approximate size of 35,638 light years, only a third or one-quarter the size of the Milky Way Galaxy.

See also

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)