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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 468
SDSS image of NGC 468
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01 19 48.50
Declination+32° 46′ 04.0″
Redshift0.016908
Heliocentric radial velocity5026 ± 85 km/s
Distance229.6 ± 16.2 Mly (70.41 ± 4.96 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.19
Characteristics
TypeS0-a
Other designations
IC 92, MCG +05-04-020, PGC 4780

NGC 468 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Located approximately 209 million light-years from Earth, it was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1827.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 0468 (NGC 468)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. ^ "NGC 468". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ "Search specification: NGC 468". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 468". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. "NGC 468 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". news.sky-map.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.

External links

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