NGC 499
| Galaxy NGC 499 / IC 1686 |
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![NGC 498 (above) & NGC 499 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC498_-_NGC499_-_SDSS_DR14.png)
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| NGC 498 (above) & NGC 499 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 23 m 11.50 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 27 ′ 38.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 - |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 84 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 38 NGC 499 group NGC 507 group LGG 24 |
| Redshift | 0.014673 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4399 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(203 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.3 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 499 • IC 1686 • UGC 926 • PGC 5060 • CGCG 502-059 • MCG + 05-04-038 • 2MASX J01231145 + 3327362 • GC 289 • H III 158 • h 106 • GALEX ASC J012311.51 + 332736.3 • LDCE 74 NED065 • WISEA J012311.49 + 332736.8 | |
NGC 499 = IC 1686 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 203 million light years away from the Milky Way and is about 100,000 light years in diameter. Together with five other galaxies, it forms the NGC 499 group ( LGG 24 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 495 , NGC 496 , NGC 498 , NGC 501 .
The object was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel .
NGC 499 group ( LGG 24 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 495 | PGC 5037 | 190 |
| NGC 499 | PGC 5060 | 203 |
| NGC 504 | PGC 5084 | 195 |
| NGC 517 | PGC 5214 | 194 |
| NGC 582 | PGC 5702 | 201 |
| PGC 5026 | 198 |
Web links
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