NGC 584

NGC 584
Observation data
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 31m 20.7s
Declination -06° 52' 05.1"
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.4

NGC 584 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered on 10 September 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

It is about 23.4 megaparsecs (76.4 million light-years) distant.[1]

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