NGC 482 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 01h 20m 20.41s |
Declination | −40° 57′ 59.9″ |
Redshift | 0.021922 ± 0.000020 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (6500 ± 6) km/s |
Distance | 277 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 0.5′ |
Other designations | |
PGC 4823, GC 271, MCG -07-03-017, 2MASS J01202040-4057579, ESO 296-13, SGC 011806-4113.6, h 2405, AM 0118-411 |
NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.[1] It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.[2][3]