Summary
NGC 502, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5034 or UGC 922, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[2] It is located approximately 113 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 25 September 1862 by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[5] When the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies was published between 1962 and 1974, the identifications of NGC 502 and NGC 505 were reversed. In reality, NGC 502 is equal to MGC +01-04-041 and not MCG +01-04-043 as noted in the catalogue.[6]
| NGC 502 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 502 | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces[2] |
| Right ascension | 01h 22m 55.5s[3] |
| Declination | +09° 02′ 57″[3] |
| Redshift | 0.008279 ± 0.000163[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (2472 ± 49) km/s[1] |
| Distance | 113 Mly[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 1.0'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| GC 293, 2MASS J01225553+0902570, UGC 922, PGC 5034 [1][5] | |
Observation history edit
Arrest discovered NGC 502 using an 11" reflecting telescope in Copenhagen. His position, which he measured on four separate nights, matches with both UGC 922 and PGC 5034.[6] John Louis Emil Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "considerably bright, small, round, brighter middle and nucleus".[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "NGC 502". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Revised NGC Data for NGC 502". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ a b "astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201-7840%20complete.htm".
External links edit
- NGC 502 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS