NGC 505
Galaxy NGC 505 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 22 m 57.1 s |
declination | + 09 ° 28 ′ 08 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 57 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.018556 ± 0.000097 |
Radial velocity | 5563 ± 29 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(252 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.4 ± 5.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | October 1, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 505 • UGC 924 • PGC 5036 • CGCG 411-041 • MCG + 01-04-041 • 2MASX J01225708 + 0928080 • GC 5170 • GALEX ASC J012256.98 + 092807.2 |
NGC 505 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 252 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 489 , NGC 509 , NGC 516 , NGC 518 .
The object was discovered on October 1, 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth .
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