| NGC 507 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 23.7m 00s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 15′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0165[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4934 +/- 7 km/s[3] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 5079 +/- 9 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 227 millionlight years away[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA00(r)[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5' x 2.5'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| Arp 229, CGCG 502-67, MCG 5-4-44, PGC 5098, UGC 938, V V 207 | |
NGC 507, also known asArp 229, CGCG 502-67, MCG 5-4-44, PGC 5098, UGC 938, andV V 207,[2] is alenticular galaxy in the constellationPisces. It was described as being "very faint", "pretty large", "round", "brighter in the middle", and "south ofNGC 508" byJohn Dreyer in theNew General Catalogue.[1] The two galaxies (NGC 507 and NGC 508) are a part of theAtlas of Peculiar Galaxies, where NGC 507 is described as "Circular or near circular rings of small density difference."[4]
It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on September 12, 1784.[5]
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