NGC 480 explained

NGC 480
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	Sab^[1]
Ra:
Z:	0.042953 /12877 km/s
Appmag V:	15.8
Size:	~99,800 ly (estimated)
Size V:	0.55 x 0.28
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Names:	PGC 4845

NGC 480 is a spiral galaxy^[2] located about 546 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus.^[3] NGC 480 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth In 1886.^[4]

See also

• • Barred spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• NGC 1300
• NGC 491

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0480 . 2017-06-04.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-06-04.
3. Web site: Galaxy NGC 480 - Galaxy in Cetus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-06-04. 2017-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070535/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1369/ngc-480/galaxy. dead.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-06-04.