NGC 5477

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Coordinates: 14h 05m 33.1s, +54° 27′ 40″

NGC 5477

Dwarf galaxy NGC 5477 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major[1]
Right ascension 14h 05m 33.1s[2]
Declination +54° 27 40[2]
Redshift 0.001057[2]
Helio radial velocity 317 Km/s[2]
Distance 20 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
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "An archetypal dwarf galaxy". Picture of the Week. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Search Results for 5477". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 



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