NGC 478

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NGC 478
NGC478 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS view of NGC 478
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 20m 09.29s
Declination −22° 22 38.6
Redshift 0.022857
Heliocentric radial velocity 6774 km/s
Distance 283 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.7
Characteristics
Type S pec
Apparent size  (V)0.8′ × 0.7′
Other designations
PGC 4803, MCG -04-04-005, 2MASX J01200883-2222386

NGC 478 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. [1] It is located approximately 283 million light-years from Earth and was discovered in 1886 by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 478". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. "NGC 478" . Retrieved 2017-10-05.