NGC 485

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Galaxy
NGC 485
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NGC 485 [1] SDSS image
NGC 485 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 21 m 27.60 s
declination + 07 ° 01 ′ 05.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.8 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 3 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 488 group
LGG 21  
Redshift 0.007495 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity 2247 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(104 ± 7)  ·  10 6  ly
(31.9 ± 2.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date January 8, 1828
Catalog names
NGC  485 • UGC  895 • PGC  4921 • CGCG  411-032 • MCG  + 01-04-032 • IRAS  01188 + 0645 • 2MASX  J01212759 + 0701050 • GC  270 • h  101 • GALEX ASC J012127.55 + 070107.2 • LDCE 85 NED003

NGC 485 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation fish on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 104 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. It is a member of the seven galaxies counting NGC 488 group ( LGG 21 ).

The object was discovered on January 8, 1828 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Commons : NGC 485  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 485
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman