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 is 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, eS and F, forming a triangle.". As he observed the trio again the next night, he was able to make out more detail: "Three, forming a ; the to the south NGC 499, the short leg preceding '', the long towards the north . Those in the legs the faintest imaginable; that at the rectangle a deal larger and brighter, but still very faint."
NGC 499 was later also observed by William Herschel's son John Herschel and independently found by Stéphane Javelle in 1899.