PGC 4789 explained

PGC 4789
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.048323
Dist Ly:675 Mly (200.2 Mpc)
Type:SB
Names:LEDA 4789, Arp 48, CGCG 436-036, 2MASX J01195923+1220377

PGC 4789 is a distant barred spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.[1] [2] [3] It is located 675 million light-years from the Milky Way and seems to be interacting with its neighboring galaxies. it is known as Arp 48 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies catalogue.[4] [5] In this class, PGC 4789 falls into galaxies that have at least one low surface brightness companion.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 4500 to 4999 . 2024-04-18 . cseligman.com.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-04-18 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  3. Web site: PGC 4789 . 2024-04-18 . simbad.u-strasbg.fr.
  4. Web site: Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies . 2024-04-18 . cseligman.com.
  5. Web site: Ford . Dominic . Arp 48 (Galaxy cluster) . 2024-04-18 . In-The-Sky.org . en.
  6. Web site: Arp 48 + 88 + 119 - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes . 2024-04-18 . cs.astronomy.com.

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