NGC 497
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}
{{Infobox Galaxy
| name = NGC 497
| image = NGC497 - SDSS DR14.jpg
| caption = NGC 497 (SDSS)
| epoch = J2000.0
| constellation name = Cetus
| h_radial_v = {{nowrap|8141 ± 3 km/s}}
| dist_ly = 336 Mly
| type = SBbc
| names = PGC 4992, MCG 0-4-100, UGC 915, Arp 8
}}
NGC 497 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 336 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 6, 1882.
NGC 497 was imaged by Halton Arp and included in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 8, under the category of 'split arm' galaxies.
See also
References
{{reflist|refs=
| first=Halton
| last=Arp
| title=Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
| date=1966
| work=Figure 1
| url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp_figure1.html
| access-date=November 29, 2017}}
}}
External links
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- {{WikiSky}}
- [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC497 SEDS]
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Category:Barred spiral galaxies
Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1882
Category:Discoveries by Édouard Stephan
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