#NGC485, also commonly referred to as #PGC 4921 or GC 270, is a #spiralGalaxy in the constellation #Pisces. It is located approximately 86 million light-years from #Earth and was discovered on January 8, 1828 by #astronomer #WilliamHerschel. It was later also observed by #HeinrichDArrest and #HermanSchultz. When NGC 485 was originally categorized in the #NewGeneralCatalogue by #JohnLouisEilDreyer in 1888, it was incorrectly described as a "considerably faint, pretty large.

While famous for his telescopes, William Herschel made a significant discovery using a microscope, too - he established that Coral was not, as many scientists then believed, a plant, because it didn't have plant-like cell walls.

10 things you might not know about William Herschel:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2019/11/15-november-sir-william-herschel.html

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William Herschel Symphonia no 8 in c-moll
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