NGC 480
| NGC 480 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 480 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 20m 34.4s |
| Declination | −09° 52′ 49″ |
| Redshift | 0.042953 /12877 km/s |
| Distance | 546 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab |
| Size | ~99,800 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.55 x 0.28 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 4845 | |
NGC 480 is a spiral galaxy located about 546 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus. NGC 480 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth In 1886.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0480. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 480 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
External links
Media related to NGC 480 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 480 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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