NGC 478

NGC 478
NGC 478
	SDSS view of NGC 478
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 20m 09.29s
Declination	−22° 22′ 38.6″
Redshift	0.022857
Helio radial velocity	6774 km/s
Distance	283 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.7
Characteristics
Type	S pec
Apparent size (V)	0.8′ × 0.7′
Other designations
	PGC 4803, MCG -04-04-005, 2MASX J01200883-2222386

NGC 478 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.^[1] It is located approximately 283 million light-years from Earth and was discovered in 1886 by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 478". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
^ "NGC 478". Retrieved 2017-10-05.

External links[]

Media related to NGC 478 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 478 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
SEDS

[1] "Revised NGC Data for NGC 478". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.

[3] "NGC 478". Retrieved 2017-10-05.

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PGC	PGC 4801 PGC 4803

NGC 478

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