NGC 479 explained

NGC 479
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	5221 km/s
Z:	0.017569
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SB(rs)bc:^[3]
Appmag B:	14.52
Names:	^[4]

NGC 479 (also known as UGC 893, MCG 1-4-31, ZWG 411.31, PGC 4905) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.^[5] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 27, 1864.^[6] It is about 240 million light-years away from Earth.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. Crook, Aidan C.. Huchra, John P.. Martimbeau, Nathalie. Masters, Karen L.. Jarrett, Tom. Macri, Lucas M.. The Astrophysical Journal. 655. 2. 790–813. 2007. 2007ApJ...655..790C. 10.1086/510201. astro-ph/0610732. 11672751.
3. Web site: Results for object NGC 0479 (NGC 479). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-12.
4. NGC 479. 2021-02-12.
5. News: NGC 479. 2017-10-09.
6. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-10-09.