NGC 488
NGC 488 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 488:
| NGC: | NGC 488 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.91 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.03 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:21:46.85 |
| Declination: | 05:15:24.20 |
| Major axis: | 5.05 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 13° |
| Radial velocity: | 2263 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007579 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS