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NGC 479

Summary

NGC 479 (also known as UGC 893, MCG 1-4-31, ZWG 411.31, PGC 4905) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[5] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 27, 1864.[6] It is about 240 million light-years away from Earth.[3]

NGC 479
SDSS image of NGC 479
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 21m 15.723s[1]
Declination+03° 51′ 44.09″[1]
Redshift0.017569[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5221 km/s[2]
Distance240 Mly (74 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.52
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)bc:[4]
Other designations
UGC 893, MCG +01-04-031, PGC 4905[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 479". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 0479 (NGC 479)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ^ "NGC 479". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

External links edit

  •   Media related to NGC 479 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 479 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images