NGC 438

NGC 438
NGC 438
	NGC 438 as seen by legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 13m 34.1s[1]
Declination	−37° 54′ 06″[1]
Redshift	0.011641[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,490 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.42[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-20.86[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SAB(s)b:[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
	ESO 296- G 007, MCG -06-03-029, 2MASX J01133415-3754057, IRAS 01112-3810, F01112-3810, ESO-LV 2960070, PGC 4406.[1]

NGC 438 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of type (R')SAB(s)b: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 1, 1834, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually a little brighter middle."[2]

References

"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

External links

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[ned-1] "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.