NGC 505

NGC 505 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 234 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pisces.^[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 1, 1864.^[3]

NGC 505 and NGC 509 (SDSS)

NGC 505
NGC 505 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 22m 57.10s [1]
Declination	+09° 28′ 08.00″ [1]
Redshift	0.018556 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5563 ± 29 km/s [1]
Distance	234 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.00 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.00 [2]
Characteristics
Type	S0
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.6 [1]
Other designations
2MASX J01225708+0928080, UGC 924, MCG +01-04-041, PGC 5036

See also

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