NGC 487 explained
| NGC 487 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SB(r)a[1] |
| Ra: | |
| Dist Ly: | 250 million ly |
| Z: | 0.019844/5949 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 14.41 |
| Size V: | 1.1' x 0.7' |
| Constellation Name: | Cetus |
| Names: | MCG -3-4-56, PGC 4958 |
NGC 487 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 250 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus.[2] [3] NGC 487's calculated velocity is 5949 km/s. NGC 487 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 28, 1885.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0487 . 2017-06-04.
- Web site: Galaxy NGC 487 – 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/20171002070413/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1376/ngc-487/galaxy. dead.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-06-04.
- Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-06-04.
