NGC 491

NGC 491
Hubble image of NGC 491 showing its spiral arms.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01^h 21^m 20.4^s[1]
Declination	−34° 03′ 48″[1]
Redshift	0.012902/3868 km/s[1]
Distance	161 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.21[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)b [1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4' x 1.0'[1]
Other designations
ESO 352-53, IRAS 01190-3419, MCG -6-4-11, PGC 4914, GC 279[1]

NGC 491 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 161 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Sculptor.^[2][3] NGC 491 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 25, 1834.^[4]

See also

• NGC 7001
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0491. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 491 - Galaxy in Sculptor Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.

External links

• NGC 491 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images