NGC 1404
NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Eridanus. It was discovered on November 28, 1837, by the astronomer John Herschel. Based on the tip of the red-giant branch distance indicator, it lies at a distance of approximately 60 million light-years from the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest members of the Fornax Cluster.
| NGC 1404 | |
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VLT image of NGC 1404 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 38m 51.917s |
| Declination | −35° 35′ 39.81″ |
| Redshift | 0.006498 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1942 ± 48 km/s |
| Distance | 61 Mly (18.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.00 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.97 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E1 |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.3′ × 3.0′ |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -06-09-013, PGC 13433 | |
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