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PGC 4789
Observation data
ConstellationPisces
Redshift0.048323
Distance675 Mly (200.2 Mpc)
Characteristics
TypeSB
Other designations
LEDA 4789, Arp 48, CGCG 436-036, 2MASX J01195923+1220377

PGC 4789 is a distant barred spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation.[1][2][3] It is located 675 million light-years from the Milky Way and seems to be interacting with its neighboring galaxies.[1] it is known as Arp 48 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies catalogue.[4][5] In this class, PGC 4789 falls into galaxies that have at least one low surface brightness companion.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 4500 to 4999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ "PGC 4789". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ Ford, Dominic. "Arp 48 (Galaxy cluster)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ "Arp 48 + 88 + 119 - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes". cs.astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.


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