UGC 477
The low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy UGC 477 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 46m 13.158s[1]
Declination+19° 29′ 23.64″[1]
Redshift0.008836[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2649[2]
Distance117.36 ± 16.40 Mly (35.983 ± 5.029 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.70[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.4[3]
Characteristics
TypeSdm:[2]
Size100,000 ly (31,000 pc)[4]
Apparent size (V)1.633' × 0.490'[3]
Notable featuresLow-surface-brightness galaxy
Other designations
MCG+03-03-002, PGC 2699[3]

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

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NED results for object UGC 477". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "UGC 477". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  4. 1 2 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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