NGC 440

NGC 440 is a spiral galaxy of type SA(s)bc pec located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, round."[2]

NGC 440
NGC 440
NGC 440 is at the lower left side. NGC 434 is the galaxy at the middle right. Image by legacy surveys.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTucana
Right ascension01h 12m 48.5s[1]
Declination−58° 16′ 56″[1]
Redshift0.016725[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,014 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.73[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.50[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)bc pec[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 440 at Wikimedia Commons


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