Astronomy:NGC 470

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 470
NGC470 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 470
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 19m 44.845s[1]
Declination+03° 24′ 35.90″[1]
Redshift0.008659[2]
Helio radial velocity2585 km/s[2]
Distance110 Mly (34 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.78[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.53[3]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)b[3]
Apparent size (V)2.8 × 1.7[3]
Other designations
UGC 858, MCG+00-04-084, PGC 4777[2]

NGC 470 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[4] Located approximately 91 million lightyears from Earth, it was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1784. The galaxy also weakly interacts with NGC 474.[2][5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 470". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+470. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Gil de Paz, Armando et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 173 (2): 185–255. doi:10.1086/516636. Bibcode2007ApJS..173..185G. 
  4. "APOD 8. Oktober 2007 - Galaxie NGC 474: Kosmischer Mixer". http://www.starobserver.org/ap071008.html. 
  5. "Students for the Exploration and Development of Space". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC470. 
  6. "Ripples and Shells" (in en). https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2001a/. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 01h 19m 44.95s, +03° 24′ 35.3″