NGC 1484 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 50 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 28, 1837. NGC 1484 is a member of the Fornax cluster.
Its distance and size on the night sky convert to an approximate size of 35,638 light years, only a third or one-quarter the size of the Milky Way Galaxy.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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