NGC 471 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 19m 59.59494s[1] |
Declination | +14° 47′ 10.4016″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013750[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4094 ± 22 km/s[2] |
Distance | 184.0 ± 13.0 Mly (56.40 ± 3.98 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.32[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.17[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 861, MCG +02-04-024, PGC 4793[2] |
NGC 471 is a lenticular galaxy located about 168 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on November 3, 1864.[5][6]