NGC 481

NGC 481
NGC 481
	SDSS view of NGC 481
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 21m 12.54s
Declination	−09° 12′ 39.9″
Redshift	0.01846 ± 0.00010
Helio radial velocity	(5482 ± 30) km/s
Distance	229 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5
Characteristics
Type	SA(r)0- pec?
Apparent size (V)	1.7′ × 1.3′
Other designations
	PGC 4899, MCG -02-04-030, 2MASX J01211246-091240

NGC 481 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.^[1] It is located approximately 229 million light-years from Earth and was discovered in on November 20, 1886 by astronomer Lewis A. Swift.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "NGC 481". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

External links[]

Media related to NGC 481 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 481 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
SEDS

[1] "NGC 481". Retrieved 2017-10-09.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

[3] "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

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PGC	PGC 4899

NGC 481

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