NGC 479

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NGC 479
NGC 0479 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 479
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 21m 15.723s [1]
Declination +03° 51′ 44.09″ [1]
Redshift 0.017569 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5221 km/s [2]
Distance 240  Mly (74  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.52
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)bc: [4]
Other designations
UGC 893, MCG +01-04-031, PGC 4905 [2]

NGC 479 (also known as UGC 893, MCG 1-4-31, ZWG 411.31, PGC 4905) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. [5] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 27, 1864. [6] It is about 240 million light-years away from Earth. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 479". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. 1 2 Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID   11672751.
  4. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0479 (NGC 479)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ↑ "NGC 479" . Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
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