NGC 500

NGC 500 (also known as PGC 5013) is a type E-SO lenticular galaxy located in the Pisces constellation.^[6] It has an apparent size of .8 by .6 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of 14.2. It was first discovered in 1850 by Bindon Blood Stoney during his time at Birr Castle in Ireland.^[5]

NGC 500
SDSS view of NGC 500
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
Constellation	Pisces[2]
Right ascension	01h 22m 39.4s[3]
Declination	+05° 23′ 14″[3]
Redshift	0.041128 ± 0.000080[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	(12077 ± 24) km/s[1]
Distance	551 Mly[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.2[2]
Characteristics
Type	E-S0[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.8' × 0.6'[2]
Other designations
PGC 5013, GC 290, MGC +01-04-040, 2MASS J01223937+0523142[1][5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 500: SN 1990A (type unknown, mag. 19) was discovered by Christian Pollas on 1 January 1990.^[7][6]

See also

• Lenticular galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)