NGC 504
Galaxy NGC 504 |
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NGC 504 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 23 m 27.90 s |
declination | + 33 ° 12 ′ 16.0 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 47 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 38 NGC 499 group NGC 507 group LGG 24 |
Redshift | 0.014096 ± 0.000080 |
Radial velocity | 4226 ± 24 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.9 ± 4.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | November 22, 1827 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 504 • UGC 935 • PGC 5084 • CGCG 502-064 • MCG + 05-04-041 • 2MASX J01232787 + 3312152 • GC 291/292 • h 107 • GALEX ASC J012327.81 + 331216.1 • LDCE 74 NED069 • WISEA J012327. 91 + 331215.7 |
NGC 504 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 195 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 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 507 , NGC 508 , IC 1685 , IC 1687 .
The object was discovered on November 22, 1827 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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