NGC_482 Knowpia

NGC 482
NGC 482
	DECam view of NGC 482
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	01h 20m 20.41s
Declination	−40° 57′ 59.9″
Redshift	0.021922 ± 0.000020
Heliocentric radial velocity	(6500 ± 6) km/s
Distance	277 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.7
Characteristics
Type	Sb
Apparent size (V)	2.2′ × 0.5′
Other designations
	PGC 4823, GC 271, MCG -07-03-017, 2MASS J01202040-4057579, ESO 296-13, SGC 011806-4113.6, h 2405, AM 0118-411

NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.^[1] It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.^[2]^[3]

References edit

^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 482". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.