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]
| 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[1] |
| Declination | +19° 29′ 23.64″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008836[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2649[2] |
| Distance | 117.36 ± 16.40 Mly (35.983 ± 5.029 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.70[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.4[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sdm:[2] |
| Size | 100,000 ly (31,000 pc)[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.633' × 0.490'[3] |
| Notable features | Low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+03-03-002, PGC 2699[3] | |
References
edit- ^ 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.