NGC 487
NGC 487 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 250 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus.[2][3] NGC 487's calculated velocity is 5949 km/s.[3] NGC 487 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 28, 1885.[4]
NGC 487 | |
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2MASS image of NGC 487 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 21m 55.1s[1] |
Declination | −16° 22′ 13″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019844/5949 km/s[1] |
Distance | 250 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.41[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(r)a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1' x 0.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -3-4-56, PGC 4958 [1] |
Gallery
- NGC 487 (DSS)
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0487. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 487 – Galaxy in Cetus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- "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.
External links
- NGC 487 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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