NGC 497 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 22m 23.76s [1] |
Declination | −00° 52′ 30.75″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.027155 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8141 ± 3 km/s [1] |
Distance | 336 Mly[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.00 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.80 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBbc |
Apparent size (V) | 2.03 x 0.79 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 4992, MCG 0-4-100, UGC 915, Arp 8 |
NGC 497 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 336 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.[1] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 6, 1882.[3]
NGC 497 was imaged by Halton Arp and included in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 8, under the category of 'split arm' galaxies.[4]
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