NGC 482

NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.[1] It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.[2][3]

NGC 482
NGC 482
DECam view of NGC 482
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension01h 20m 20.41s
Declination−40° 57 59.9
Redshift0.021922 ± 0.000020
Heliocentric radial velocity(6500 ± 6) km/s
Distance277 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7
Characteristics
TypeSb
Apparent size (V)2.2′ × 0.5′
Other designations
PGC 4823, GC 271, MCG -07-03-017, 2MASS J01202040-4057579, ESO 296-13, SGC 011806-4113.6, h 2405, AM 0118-411

See also

References

  1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 482". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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