NGC 482

NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.[1] It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.[2][3]

NGC 482
DSS view of NGC 482
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	01^h 20^m 20.41^s
Declination	−40° 57′ 59.9″
Redshift	0.021922 ± 0.000020
Helio radial velocity	(6500 ± 6) km/s
Distance	277 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.7
Characteristics
Type	Sb
Apparent size (V)	2.2′ × 0.5′
Other designations
PGC 4823, GC 271, MCG -07-03-017, 2MASS J01202040-4057579, ESO 296-13, SGC 011806-4113.6, h 2405, AM 0118-411

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 482". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.

External links

• NGC 482 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS