NGC 490
Galaxy NGC 490 |
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NGC 490 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 22 m 02.872 s |
declination | + 05 ° 22 ′ 01.89 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 9 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 37 NGC 488 group LGG 21 |
Redshift | 0.007422 ± 0.000057 |
Radial velocity | 2225 ± 17 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.5 ± 2.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Bindon B. Stoney |
Discovery date | December 6, 1850 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 490 • PGC 4973 • CGCG 411-35 • MCG + 01-04-035 • 2MASX J01220285 + 0522021 • GC 277 • GALEX ASC J012202.88 + 052202.2 |
NGC 490 is a spiral dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 103 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. It is a member of the 7 galaxies counting NGC 488 group ( LGG 21 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 486 , NGC 488 , NGC 492 , NGC 500 .
The object was discovered on December 6, 1850 by the Irish astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons .
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