NGC 289 [SEP] constellation
NGC 289
NGC 289 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 289 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel.
NGC 499
NGC 499, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5060, IC 1686 or GC 289, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It located approximately 197 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 12 September, 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.
The NGC 499 Group is named after the galaxy.
Observation history.
The object was discovered by Herschel along with NGC 495 and NGC 496. He initially described the discovery as "Three ["NGC 499 along with NGC 495