NGC 481

NGC 481 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.^[1] It is located approximately 229 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on November 20, 1886 by astronomer Lewis A. Swift.^[2][3]

NGC 481
SDSS view of NGC 481
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01^h 21^m 12.54^s
Declination	−09° 12′ 39.9″
Redshift	0.01846 ± 0.00010
Heliocentric radial velocity	(5482 ± 30) km/s
Distance	229 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5
Characteristics
Type	SA(r)0- pec?
Apparent size (V)	1.7′ × 1.3′
Other designations
PGC 4899, MCG -02-04-030, 2MASX J01211246-091240

See also

• List of galaxies
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

 

NGC 481 (SDSS)

References

1. "NGC 481". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

External links

•   Media related to NGC 481 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 481 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS