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NGC 498
SDSS image of NGC 498 and NGC 499 (bottom)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01 23 11.3
Declination	33° 29′ 22″
Redshift	0.020518/6151 km/s
Distance	261.13 Mly
Group or cluster	NGC 507 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	16
Characteristics
Type	S0
Size	~19,560 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.25 x 0.25
Other designations
MCG 5-4-37, NPM1G +33.0043, PGC 5059

NGC 498 is a lenticular galaxy located about 260 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. NGC 498 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on October 23, 1856.

NGC 498 is a member of the NGC 507 Group which is part of the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster.

See also

• Lenticular galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0498. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
3. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 498 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
5. Tifft, W. G.; Hilsman, K. A.; Corrado, L. C. (July 1975). "The NGC 507 cluster of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 199: 16–18. Bibcode:1975ApJ...199...16T. doi:10.1086/153658. ISSN 0004-637X.
6. Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A.; Tifft, W. G. (January 1981). "The Perseus supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 243: 411–426. Bibcode:1981ApJ...243..411G. doi:10.1086/158608. ISSN 0004-637X.
7. Sakai, Shoko; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Wegner, Gary (July 1994). "Distribution of galaxies around Abell 262 and the NGC 383 and NGC 507 groups". The Astronomical Journal. 108: 33. Bibcode:1994AJ....108...33S. doi:10.1086/117042. ISSN 0004-6256.

External links

• Media related to NGC 498 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 498 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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• Lenticular galaxies
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• Astronomical objects discovered in 1856
• Discoveries by R. J. Mitchell (astronomer)
• Perseus-Pisces Supercluster
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