NGC 496 | |
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Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 23m 11.6s[3] |
Declination | +33° 31′ 45″[3] |
Redshift | +0.020258 ± 0.000093[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (6011.7 ± 27.8) km/s[1] |
Distance | 250 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.9'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5061, UGC 927, GC 288, MCG 5-4-36, 2MASS J01231161+3331452, H 3.157, IRAS 01203+3316, CGCG 502-60, KUG 0120+332A[2][1][5] |
NGC 496, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5037, UGC 927 or GC 288, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[2] It is located approximately 250 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 12 September, 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.[5]