NGC 494

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NGC 494
NGC 0494 SDSS.jpg
SDSS view of NGC 494
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces (constellation)
Right ascension 01h 22m 55.36s
Declination +33° 10 25.8
Redshift 0.018388 ± 0.000067
Helio radial velocity (5462 ± 20) km/s
Distance 227 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.0
Characteristics
Type Sab?
Apparent size  (V)2.0′ × 0.8′
Other designations
PGC 5035, GC 282, UGC 919, 2MASS J01225533+3310261, Z 502.57, MGC +05-04-034, IRAS 01201+3254, h 104

NGC 494, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5035 or GC 282, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. [1] It is located approximately 227 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on 22 November 1827 by astronomer John Herschel. [2] John Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "very faint, pretty large, extended, 3 faint stars to south". [3]

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References

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