NGC 491

NGC 491
Hubble image of NGC 491 showing its spiral arms.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 21m 20.4s[1]
Declination −34° 03′ 48″[1]
Redshift 0.012902/3868 km/s[1]
Distance 161 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.21[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)b [1]
Apparent size (V) 1.4' x 1.0'[1]
Other designations
ESO 352-53, IRAS 01190-3419, MCG -6-4-11, PGC 4914, GC 279[1]

NGC 491 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 161 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Sculptor.[2][3] NGC 491 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 25, 1834.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0491. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 491 - Galaxy in Sculptor Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  3. ↑ "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.
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