NGC 489

NGC 489
SDSS image of NGC 489
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 21m 53.9s
Declination09° 12′ 24″
Redshift0.008362/2507 km/s
Distance97 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.55
Magnitude (J)10.521
Magnitude (H)9.828
Magnitude (K)9.558
Characteristics
TypeS?
Apparent size (V)1.7′ x 0.4″
Other designations
CGCG 411-34, MCG 1-4-34, PGC 4957, UGC 908

NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s. NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862.

Group Membership

NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group. It consists of at least 9 members, which are NGC 489, NGC 502, NGC 516 and NGC 524. LGG 20 lies in the same field of view as NGC 489.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.