NGC 489
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| NGC 489 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 489 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 21m 53.9s[1] |
| Declination | 09° 12′ 24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008362/2507 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 97 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.55[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S? [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ x 0.4″[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 411-34, MCG 1-4-34, PGC 4957, UGC 908 [1] | |
NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.[2][3] NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s.[3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862.[4]
Group Membership
[edit]NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0489. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 489 – Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Sengupta, Chandreyee; Balasubramanyam, Ramesh (10 March 2006). "H I content in galaxies in loose groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 369 (1): 360–368. arXiv:astro-ph/0604020. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.369..360S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10307.x. S2CID 119086488.
External links
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