| NGC 494 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 494 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces (constellation) |
| Right ascension | 01h 22m 55.36s |
| Declination | +33° 10′ 25.8″ |
| Redshift | 0.018388 ± 0.000067 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (5462 ± 20) km/s |
| Distance | 227Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab? |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0′ × 0.8′ |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 5035,GC 282,UGC 919,2MASS J01225533+3310261,Z 502.57,MGC +05-04-034,IRAS 01201+3254,h 104 | |
NGC 494, also occasionally referred to asPGC 5035 orGC 282, is abarred spiral galaxy in the constellationPisces.[1] It is located approximately 227 millionlight-years fromEarth and was discovered on 22 November 1827 by astronomerJohn Herschel.[2]John Dreyer, creator of theNew General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "very faint, pretty large, extended, 3 faint stars to south".[3]
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