NGC 488

Database links to NGC 488

Galaxy NGC 488
NGC 488 with LEDA 1280267 (lo) & LEDA 4126658 (lu) ( 81 cm reflecting telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory )
AladinLite
Constellation	fishes
Position equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension	01 h 21 m 46.85 s
declination	+ 05 ° 15 ′ 24.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type	SA (r) b
Brightness  (visual)	10.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band)	11.2 mag
Angular expansion	5.4 ′ × 3.9 ′
Position angle	15 °
Surface brightness	13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation	WBL 037 NGC 488 group LGG 21
Redshift	0.007579 ± 0.000003
Radial velocity	2272 ± 1 km / s
Stroke distance v rad  / H 0	(105 ± 8)  x  10 6  ly (32.2 ± 2.3)  Mpc
history
discovery	William Herschel
Discovery date	December 13, 1784
Catalog names
NGC  488 • UGC  907 • PGC  4946 • CGCG  411-033 • MCG  + 01-04-033 • IRAS  01191 + 0459 • 2MASX  J01214684 + 0515241 • GC  276 • H  III 252 • h  103 • GALEX ASC J012146.72 + 051524.5 • LDCE 85 NED004 • KIG 50

NGC 488 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 105 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years in diameter. She is the brightest member of the NGC 488 group ( LGG 21 ).

The supernovae SN 1976G and SN 2010eb ( Type Ia ) were observed here.

The object was discovered on December 13, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel .

NGC 488 group ( LGG 21 )

Galaxy	Alternative name	Distance / million Lj
NGC 485	PGC 4921	104
NGC 488	PGC 4946	105
NGC 490	PGC 4973	103
PGC 4827	UGC 871	100
PGC 4862	UGC 882	108
PGC 4885	UGC 888	113
PGC 5101	UGC 942	108

Web links

Commons : NGC 488  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• SIMBAD Astronomical Database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Aladin Lite
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} SEDS : NGC 488
4. ^ VizieR
5. ↑ KOSMOS : picture atlas of the galaxies
6. ↑ Simbad
7. ↑ Seligman