Astronomy:NGC 489
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 489 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 489 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 21m 53.9s[1] |
Declination | 09° 12′ 24″[1] |
Redshift | 0.008362/2507 km/s[1] |
Distance | 97 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.55[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S? [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ x 0.4″[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 411-34, MCG 1-4-34, PGC 4957, UGC 908 [1] |
NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.[2][3] NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s.[3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862.[4]
Group Membership
NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0489. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 489 – Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1378/ngc-489/galaxy.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+489&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#480.
- ↑ Sengupta, Chandreyee; Balasubramanyam, Ramesh (10 March 2006). "H I content in galaxies in loose groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 369 (1): 360–368. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10307.x. Bibcode: 2006MNRAS.369..360S.
External links
- NGC 489 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 489.
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