NGC 495 | |
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Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 22m 56.0s[3] |
Declination | +33° 28′ 18″[3] |
Redshift | +0.013679 ± 0.000073[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (4073 ± 22) km/s[1] |
Distance | 184 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0-a[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2' × 0.8'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5037, UGC 920, GC 278, MCG 5-4-35, 2MASS J01225595+3328171, H 3.156,[2][1][5] |
NGC 495, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5037, UGC 920 or GC 278, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[2] It is located approximately 184 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 12 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.[5]