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spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix

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Constellation
Phoenix
Right ascension
01 20 20.41
Declination
−40 ° 57 ′ 59.9 ″
Redshift
0.021922 ± 0.000020
Heliocentric radial velocity
(6500 ± 6) km/s
Distance
277 Mly
Type
Sb
Apparent size v
2.2′ × 0.5′

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NGC 0482 DSS.jpg
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radial velocity
6500
catalog code
APMBGC 296+000+060
time of discovery or invention
1835-10-23
redshift
0.021922
galaxy morphological type
Sa:
apparent magnitude
9.775
right ascension
20.0850375
declination
-40.9660944
Commons category
NGC 482
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NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.

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