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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.[2][3] NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s.[3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862.[4]
NGC 489 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 21m 53.9s[1] |
Declination | 09° 12′ 24″[1] |
Redshift | 0.008362/2507 km/s[1] |
Distance | 97 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.55[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S? [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ x 0.4″[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 411-34, MCG 1-4-34, PGC 4957, UGC 908 [1] |
NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group.[5]
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