Astronomy:NGC 479
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 479 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 479 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 21m 15.723s[1] |
| Declination | +03° 51′ 44.09″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017569[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5221 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 240 Mly (74 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.52 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 893, MCG+01-04-031, PGC 4905[2] | |
NGC 479 (also known as UGC 893, MCG 1-4-31, ZWG 411.31, PGC 4905) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[5] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 27, 1864.[6] It is about 240 million light-years away from Earth.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 479". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+479.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790–813. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655..790C.
- ↑ "Results for object NGC 0479 (NGC 479)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20479&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "NGC 479". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+479.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#479.
External links
- NGC 479 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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