NGC 474
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 474, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 474
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 11.1 |
| Size | 7.9' x 6.1' @ 75° |
| Right Ascension | 1h 20' 6.7" (2000) |
| Declination | 3° 24' 55" N |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Description | pB, S, smbM, f of 2 |
| Classification | SO Ring |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 22, 2006 Las Cienegas NCA, Pima Co., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
The smallest and brightest of the trio, small, round, bright, very distinct core, NGC470 is 5' west with NGC467 10' beyond that
Harold Corwin
NGC 474 is an example of a "shell" galaxy, perhaps the result of a merger of two or more individual galaxies. See Turnbull, Bridges, and Carter, MNRAS 307, 967, 1999 for a recent photometric investigation of this object.
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NGC 474