NGC488 is a fine type SA(r)b galaxy,located in the the constellation of Pisces.It has a size of 5.2 x 4.0 arc minutes and a real distance of about 100 million light years.
It is the prototype of a multiarmed spiral-galaxy with very tightly wounded arms.
The apparent magnitude is about 10.5mag.
It was first detected by William Herschel in 1784.
RA.: 01h 21m 47s
Decl.: +05° 15′ 18″
L = 25x1200s, RGB = 9x1200s each,totally 17.33 hours
80cm f/7 Astrooptik Keller corrected cassegrain, FLI Proline 16803, Prompt 7 CTIO/UNC Chile,remote controlled
image processing: Bernd Flach-Wilken
this a 90% view of the original CCD-field:
here is a detailed look to NGC488: