NGC 489

NGC 489 is probably an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 97 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.^[2][3] NGC 489's calculated velocity is 2507 km/s.^[3] NGC 489 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 22, 1862.^[4]

NGC 489
SDSS image of NGC 489
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 21m 53.9s[1]
Declination	09° 12′ 24″[1]
Redshift	0.008362/2507 km/s[1]
Distance	97 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.55[1]
Characteristics
Type	S? [1]
Apparent size (V)	1.7′ x 0.4″[1]
Other designations
CGCG 411-34, MCG 1-4-34, PGC 4957, UGC 908 [1]

Group Membership

NGC 489 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 524 group.^[5]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)