NGC 470

NGC 470 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[4] Its distance being approximately 91 million lightyears from earth, it was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1784. The galaxy also weakly interacts with NGC 474.[2][5]

NGC 470
SDSS image of NGC 470
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 19m 44.845s[1]
Declination+03° 24′ 35.90″[1]
Redshift0.008659[2]
Helio radial velocity2585 km/s[2]
Distance110 Mly (34 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.78[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.53[3]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)b[3]
Apparent size (V)2.8′ × 1.7′[3]
Other designations
UGC 858, MCG+00-04-084, PGC 4777[2]

See also

References
  1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NGC 470". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636.
  4. "APOD 8. Oktober 2007 - Galaxie NGC 474: Kosmischer Mixer". www.starobserver.org. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  5. "Students for the Exploration and Development of Space".
  6. "Ripples and Shells". www.eso.org. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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