UGC 477

UGC 477
UGC 477
	The low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy UGC 477 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 46m 13.158s
Declination	+19° 29′ 23.64″
Redshift	0.008836
Heliocentric radial velocity	2649
Distance	117.36 ± 16.40 Mly (35.983 ± 5.029 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.70
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.4
Characteristics
Type	Sdm:
Size	100,000 ly (31,000 pc)
Apparent size (V)	1.633' × 0.490'
Notable features	Low-surface-brightness galaxy
Other designations
	MCG+03-03-002, PGC 2699

UGC 477^[3] is a low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy, located in the Pisces constellation. It is located over 110 million light years away.^[5] At around 100,000 light years across, it is similar in size to the Milky Way galaxy.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NED results for object UGC 477". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "UGC 477". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
^ ^a ^b Plait, Phil (2016-05-02). "A Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
^ "UGC 477 – Astronomy Now". astronomynow.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

[2MASS-1] Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.

[NED-2] "NED results for object UGC 477". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

[SIMBAD-3] "UGC 477". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.

[plait-4] Plait, Phil (2016-05-02). "A Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

[5] "UGC 477 – Astronomy Now". astronomynow.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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