UGC 477

UGC 477 [1]

UGC 477[2] is a low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy, located in the Pisces constellation. It is located over 110 million light years away.[3] At around 100,000 light years across, it is similar in size to Milkyway galaxy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hiding in the night sky". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=UGC+477
  3. ↑ "UGC 477 – Astronomy Now". astronomynow.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ↑ Plait, Phil (2016-05-02). "A Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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