Astronomy:NGC 497
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 497 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 497 (SDSS) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 22m 23.76s [1] |
| Declination | −00° 52′ 30.75″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.027155 [1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8141 ± 3 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 336 Mly[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.00 [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.80 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.03 x 0.79 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 4992, MCG 0-4-100, UGC 915, Arp 8 | |
NGC 497 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 336 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.[1] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 6, 1882.[3]
NGC 497 was imaged by Halton Arp and included in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 8, under the category of 'split arm' galaxies.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+497.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 497". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC497.
- ↑ "Data for NGC 497". http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201%20-%20999%20(11-30-17).htm.
- ↑ Arp, Halton (1966). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". Figure 1. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp_figure1.html.
External links
- NGC 497 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
Coordinates: 
01h 22m 23.76s, -00° 52′ 30.75″
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