NGC 468

NGC 468 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. With its distance being approximately 209 million lightyears from earth, it was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1827.[1][2]

NGC 468
SDSS image of NGC 468
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Declination+32° 46 02
Helio radial velocity(+5026 ± 85) km/s
Distance209 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4
Apparent magnitude (B)15.3
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)0.8' × 0.5'

See also

References

  1. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 468". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. "NGC 468 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". news.sky-map.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.


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