| NGC 499 | |
| Epoch: | J2000[1] |
| Ra: | [2] |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces[3] |
| Type: | E-S0 |
| Appmag V: | 12.2 |
| H Radial V: | (4372 ± 35.2) km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 197 Mly[4] |
| Z: | +0.014691 ± 0.000117 |
| Size V: | 1.7' × 1.3' |
| Names: | PGC 5060, IC 1686, UGC 926, GC 289, MCG 5-4-38, 2MASS J01231145+3327362, H 3.158, h 106, CGCG 502-059[5] |
NGC 499, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5060, IC 1686 or GC 289, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 197 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 12 September, 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.
The NGC 499 Group is named after the galaxy.[2]
The object was discovered by Herschel along with NGC 495 and NGC 496. He initially described the discovery as "Three [''NGC 499 along with NGC 495 and 496''], eS and F, forming a triangle.". As he observed the trio again the next night, he was able to make out more detail: "Three, forming a [right triangle]; the [right angle] to the south NGC 499, the short leg preceding [NGC 496''], the long towards the north [''NGC 495'']. Those in the legs [''NGC 496 and 495''] the faintest imaginable; that at the rectangle [''NGC 499''] a deal larger and brighter, but still very faint."[6]
NGC 499 was later also observed by William Herschel's son John Herschel and independently found by Stéphane Javelle in 1899.[6]