NGC 495
Galaxy NGC 495 |
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NGC 495 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 22 m 56.06 s |
declination | + 33 ° 28 ′ 18 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ') SB (s) 0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.20 × 0.8 |
Position angle | 170 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 38 NGC 499 group NGC 507 group LGG 24 |
Redshift | 0.013723 ± 0.000033 |
Radial velocity | 4114 ± 10 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(190 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.4 ± 4.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | September 12, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 495 • UGC 920 • PGC 5037 • CGCG 502-058 • MCG + 05-04-035 • 2MASX J01225595 + 3328171 • GC 278 • H III 156 • GALEX ASC J012256.04 + 332818.2 • LDCE 74 NED064 • WISEA J012255.95 +332817.0 |
NGC 495 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 190 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light-years across. 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 496 , NGC 498 , NGC 499 , IC 1684 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1999ej was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel .
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