| NGC 493 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 493 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 22m 09.54s |
| Declination | +00° 56′ 47.5″ |
| Redshift | 0.007799 ± 0.000017 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (+2329 ± 5) km/s |
| Distance | 90 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)cd? |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.3′ × 1.7′ |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 4979, GC 281, UGC 914, 2MASS J01220898+0056432, Z 385.84, MGC +00-04-099, IRAS 01195+0041, H 3.594, h 105 | |
NGC 493, also occasionally referred to as PGC 4979 or GC 281, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is located approximately 90 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on December 20, 1786 by astronomer William Herschel. It was later also observed by his son, John Herschel. John Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "very faint, large, much extended 60°" with "a little brighter middle".
