NGC 498
| NGC 498 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 498 and NGC 499 (bottom). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 23m 11.3s[1] |
| Declination | 33° 29′ 22″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020518/6151 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 261.13 Mly |
| Group or cluster | NGC 507 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 [1] |
| Size | ~19,560 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.25 x 0.25[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 5-4-37, NPM1G +33.0043, PGC 5059[1] | |
NGC 498 is a lenticular galaxy located about 260 million light-years away from Earth,[2] in the constellation Pisces.[3] NGC 498 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on October 23, 1856.[4]
NGC 498 is a member of the NGC 507 Group[5] which is part of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0498. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 498 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ Tifft, W. G.; Hilsman, K. A.; Corrado, L. C. (July 1975). "The NGC 507 cluster of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 199: 16–18. Bibcode:1975ApJ...199...16T. doi:10.1086/153658. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A.; Tifft, W. G. (January 1981). "The Perseus supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 243: 411–426. Bibcode:1981ApJ...243..411G. doi:10.1086/158608. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Sakai, Shoko; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Wegner, Gary (July 1994). "Distribution of galaxies around Abell 262 and the NGC 383 and NGC 507 groups". The Astronomical Journal. 108: 33. Bibcode:1994AJ....108...33S. doi:10.1086/117042. ISSN 0004-6256.
External links
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