NGC488 Galaxy

OBJECT NGC488 in Pisces
DATE

3 Oct 2011
TELESCOPE OPTICS

508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 630 seconds
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~14
DISTANCE
(Millions Light Years)		 NGC488 = 87
2MASX J01212529+0514200 = no data
2MASX J01213643+0520444 = no data
AGC 111140 = 655
NGC 0486 = no data
2MASX J01215364+0511503 = no data
MAGNITUDE NGC488 = 11.15
2MASX J01212529+0514200 = no data
2MASX J01213643+0520444 = no data
AGC 111140 = 15.51
NGC 0486 = 15.5
2MASX J01215364+0511503 = no data
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

NGC488 = RA: 01h21m 46.8s DE:+05°15' 24"
2MASX J01212529+0514200 = RA: 01h21m25.3s DE:+05d14m20s
2MASX J01213643+0520444 = RA: 01h21m36.4s DE:+05d20m44s
AGC 111140 = RA: 01h21m29.6s DE:+05d17m48s
NGC 0486 = RA: 01h21m 42.0s DE:+05°21'00"
2MASX J01215364+0511503 = RA: 01h21m53.6s DE:+05d11m50s
POSITION ANGLE: 15
DETAILS NGC488 is a very fine face-on spiral galaxy with tight spiral arms. These arms could be only one or two that have undergone long extension. NGC486 is listed as 2 stars but one of them looks remarkably like a distant galaxy.

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