UGC 477

UGC 477[3] is a low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy, located in the Pisces constellation. It is located over 110 million light years away.[5] At around 100,000 light years across, it is similar in size to Milky Way galaxy.[4]

UGC 477
The low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy UGC 477 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00^h 46^m 13.158^s[1]
Declination	+19° 29′ 23.64″[1]
Redshift	0.008836[2]
Helio radial velocity	2649[2]
Distance	117.36 ± 16.40 Mly (35.983 ± 5.029 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.70[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.4[3]
Characteristics
Type	Sdm:[2]
Size	100,000 ly (31,000 pc)[4]
Apparent size (V)	1.633' × 0.490'[3]
Notable features	Low-surface-brightness galaxy
Other designations
MCG+03-03-002, PGC 2699[3]

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object UGC 477". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
3. "UGC 477". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
4. Plait, Phil (2016-05-02). "A Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
5. "UGC 477 – Astronomy Now". astronomynow.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.