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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
01 20 02.01
Declination
+14 ° 51 ′ 39.8 ″
Redshift
0.05375 ± 0.00012
Heliocentric radial velocity
16113 ± 36 km/s
Distance
750 Mly
Type
E
Apparent size v
0.8' x 0.5'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 475 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 750 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of roughly 125 thousand light-years. NGC 475 was discovered on November 3, 1864 by German astronomer Albert Marth.

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