NGC 480 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 480 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 20m 34.4s [1] |
Declination | −09° 52′ 49″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.042953 /12877 km/s [1] |
Distance | 546 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab [1] |
Size | ~99,800 ly (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 0.55 x 0.28 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 4845 [1] |
NGC 480 is a spiral galaxy [2] located about 546 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus. [3] [2] NGC 480 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth In 1886. [4]
NGC 480 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 480 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 20m 34.4s [1] |
Declination | −09° 52′ 49″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.042953 /12877 km/s [1] |
Distance | 546 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab [1] |
Size | ~99,800 ly (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 0.55 x 0.28 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 4845 [1] |
NGC 480 is a spiral galaxy [2] located about 546 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus. [3] [2] NGC 480 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth In 1886. [4]