NGC 218
(Redirected from UGC 480)
| UGC 480 | |
|---|---|
| File:N218s.jpg UGC 480 (right) interacting with PGC 2726 Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 46m 32.0s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 19′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.037426[1] |
| Distance | ~500 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.50[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.6[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 480, UGC 480 W, CGCG 519-021, MCG +06-02-016, VV 527A, KPG 16A, 2MASX J00463200+3619318, 2MASXi J0046319+361932, IRAS 00438+3603, F00437+3603, PGC 2720.[1] | |
NGC 218, also known as UGC 480, is a spiral galaxy located approximately 500 million light-years from the Sun[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 17, 1876 by Édouard Stephan, and is interacting with the galaxy PGC 2726.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho 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=Ho
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 218 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
