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NGC 497

Galaxy in the constellation Cetus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 497
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NGC 497 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 336 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.[1] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 6, 1882.[3]

Quick facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...

NGC 497 was imaged by Halton Arp and included in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 8, under the category of 'split arm' galaxies.[4]

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NGC 497 (SDSS)
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