NGC 476

NGC 476
SDSS view of NGC 476
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 20m 19.93s
Declination +16° 01 12.7
Redshift 0,0214 ± 0,0004
Helio radial velocity 6337 ± 126 km/s
Distance 261 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.4
Characteristics
Type S0
Apparent size (V) 0.6' x 0.4'
Other designations
PGC 4814, GC 5167, MCG +03-04-023 2MASX J01201992+1601126, NPM1G +15.0050

NGC 476 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[1] It is located approximately 261 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on November 3, 1864 by German astronomer Albert Marth.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 476". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  3. "NGC 476". Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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