NGC 470

NGC 470 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[1] Its distance being approximately 91 million lightyears from earth, it was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1784. The galaxy also weakly interacts with NGC 474.[2][3]

NGC 470
Image of NGC 470.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 19m 44.95s
Declination+03° 24′ 35.3″
Redshift0.007919
Helio radial velocity(+2365 ± 3) km/s
Distance91 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)11.7
Apparent magnitude (B)12.5
Characteristics
TypeG
Apparent size (V)2.8' × 1.7'
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See also

References
  1. "APOD 8. Oktober 2007 - Galaxie NGC 474: Kosmischer Mixer". www.starobserver.org. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. "NGC 470". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. "Students for the Exploration and Development of Space".
  4. "Ripples and Shells". www.eso.org. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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