NGC 500

NGC 500 (also known as PGC 5013) is a type E-SO lenticular galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It has an apparent size of .8 by .6 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of 14.2. It was first discovered in 1850 by Bindon Blood Stoney during his time at Birr Castle in Ireland.[5]

NGC 500
SDSS view of NGC 500
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
Constellation	Pisces[2]
Right ascension	01^h 22^m 39.4^s[3]
Declination	+05° 23′ 14″[3]
Redshift	0.041128 ± 0.000080[1]
Helio radial velocity	(12077 ± 24) km/s[1]
Distance	551 Mly[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.2[2]
Characteristics
Type	E-S0[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.8' × 0.6'[2]
Other designations
PGC 5013, GC 290, MGC +01-04-040, 2MASS J01223937+0523142[1][5]

See also

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

References

1. "NGC 500". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 500". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
4. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.

External links

• Media related to NGC 500 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 500 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS