| NGC 480 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 480 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 20m 34.4s [1] |
| Declination | −09° 52′ 49″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.042953 /12877 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 546 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab [1] |
| Size | ~99,800 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.55 x 0.28 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 4845 [1] | |
NGC 480 is a spiral galaxy [2] located about 546 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus. [3] [2] NGC 480 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth In 1886. [4]
