NGC 509

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NGC 509
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NGC 509 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 23m 24.10s [1]
Declination +09° 26 01.00 [1]
Redshift 0.007542 [1]
Helio radial velocity 2261 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance 87 Mly [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.70 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.60 [2]
Characteristics
Type S0? [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.6 x 0.6 [1]
Other designations
UGC 932, MCG +01-04-045, PGC 5080

NGC 509 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 87 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pisces. [1] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 1, 1864. [3]

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NGC 509 and NGC 505 (SDSS) NGC 0505 SDSS.jpg
NGC 509 and NGC 505 (SDSS)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 509". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. "Data for NGC 509". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.