Astronomy:UGC 477
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| UGC 477 | |
|---|---|
 The low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy UGC 477 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 46m 13.158s[1] |
| Declination | +19° 29′ 23.64″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008836[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 2649[2] |
| Distance | 117.36 ± 16.40 Mly (35.983 ± 5.029 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.70[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.4[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sdm:[2] |
| Size | 100,000 ly (31,000 pc)[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.633' × 0.490'[3] |
| Notable features | Low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+03-03-002, PGC 2699[3] | |
UGC 477[3] is a low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy, located in the Pisces constellation. It is located over 110 million light years away.[5] At around 100,000 light years across, it is similar in size to the Milky Way galaxy.[4]
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. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AJ....131.1163S/abstract.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NED results for object UGC 477". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=UGC+00477&extend=no&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. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "UGC 477". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=UGC+477.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Plait, Phil (2016-05-02). "A Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight" (in en-US). Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/05/02/ugc_477_a_faint_low_surface_brightness_galaxy_hidden_in_plain_sight.html.
- ↑ "UGC 477 – Astronomy Now". https://astronomynow.com/tag/ugc-477/.
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