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Q220959

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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
01 09 27.0
Declination
+35 ° 43 ′ 04 ″
Redshift
−48 ± 9 km / s
Distance
10.0 ± 0.7 Mly (3.07 ± 0.21 Mpc )
Type
SA(s)0
Apparent size v
3′.5 × 3′.5

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Distance from Earth
3.09
Image
NGC 404 Hubble.jpg
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radial velocity
-19
Commons category
NGC 404
catalog code
[VDD93] 5
time of discovery or invention
1784-09-13
apparent magnitude
12.56
galaxy morphological type
dE/S0
redshift
-0.000160
right ascension
17.36292
declination
35.71806
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NGC 404 is a field galaxy located about 10 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784, and is visible through small telescopes. NGC 404 lies just beyond the Local Group and does not appear gravitationally bound to it. It is located within 7 arc-minutes of second magnitude star Mirach, making it a difficult target to observe or photograph and granting it the nickname "Mirach's Ghost". Mirach & NGC 404

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