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NGC 472
NGC 472
	SDSS recording of NGC 472
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 20m 26.68s
Declination	+32° 42′ 32.3″
Redshift	0.017646
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,243 km/s
Distance	220 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.0
Characteristics
Type	Sb
Apparent size (V)	0.8' × 0.6'
Other designations
	UGC 870, 2MASX J01202867+3242322, PGC 4833

NGC 472 is a spiral galaxy located roughly 220 million lightyears from earth in the constellation Pisces.^[1] It was discovered on August 29, 1862 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.^[2]^[3]

References edit

^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 472". spider.seds.org. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ "NGC 472". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved September 11, 2017.