NGC 584 [SEP] constellation
NGC 584
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 20 megaparsecs (60 million light-years) distant. NGC 584 belongs at the NGC 584 galaxy group, which also includes the galaxies NGC 596, NGC 600, NGC 615 and NGC 636.
See also.
- List of galaxies
- Comet Galaxy
External links.
- Deep Sky Catalog
galaxies NGC 584, which lies 25 minutes to the northwest, NGC 600, NGC 615 and NGC 636.
The galaxy is included in the Herschel 400 Catalogue. It lies about 2 and half degrees northeast from theta Ceti.