Astronomy:NGC 487
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 487 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS 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] | |
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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0487. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 487 – Galaxy in Cetus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1376/ngc-487/galaxy.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=Ngc+487&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#480.
External links
- NGC 487 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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