IC 487, PGC 22377, UGC 4141, CGCG 003-002, IRAS F07565-0030, NSA 134758, UZC J075907.0-003817, MCG+00-21-001, LEDA 22377, NVSS J075907-003818
NGC 2494 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Monoceros constellation.[1] It is 183 million light-years away and about 58,000 thousand light-years in diameter.[2]
NGC 2494 was discovered on February 6 in 1864 by Albert Marth who listed it as NGC 2494. Subsequently, on February 3, 1888, it was observed again by Lewis Swift who gave it the designation as IC 487.[3] It has a broad H II region[2] and a magnitude brightness of 12.60.[4]
