NGC 489

NGC 489
SDSS image of NGC 489
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 21m 53.9s[1]
Declination09° 12′ 24″[1]
Redshift0.008362/2507 km/s[1]
Distance97 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.55[1]
Characteristics
TypeS? [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

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NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0489. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  5. ^ 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.
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