Astronomy:NGC 498

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 498
NGC498 - NGC499 - SDSS DR14.png
SDSS image of NGC 498 and NGC 499 (bottom)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 23m 11.3s[1]
Declination33° 29′ 22″[1]
Redshift0.020518/6151 km/s[1]
Distance261.13 Mly
Group or clusterNGC 507 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)16[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0 [1]
Size~19,560 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.25 x 0.25[1]
Other designations
MCG 5-4-37, NPM1G +33.0043, PGC 5059[1]

NGC 498 is a lenticular galaxy located about 260 million light-years away from Earth,[2] in the constellation Pisces.[3] NGC 498 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on October 23, 1856.[4]

NGC 498 is a member of the NGC 507 Group[5] which is part of the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster.[6][7]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0498. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+498&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. 
  3. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 498 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1388/ngc-498/galaxy. 
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#498. 
  5. Tifft, W. G.; Hilsman, K. A.; Corrado, L. C. (July 1975). "The NGC 507 cluster of galaxies" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 199: 16–18. doi:10.1086/153658. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1975ApJ...199...16T. 
  6. Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A.; Tifft, W. G. (January 1981). "The Perseus supercluster" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 243: 411–426. doi:10.1086/158608. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1981ApJ...243..411G. 
  7. Sakai, Shoko; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Wegner, Gary (July 1994). "Distribution of galaxies around Abell 262 and the NGC 383 and NGC 507 groups" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 108: 33. doi:10.1086/117042. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1994AJ....108...33S. 

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