Astronomy:NGC 437
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 437 | |
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![]() SDSS view of NGC 437 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 14m 22.3s[1] |
Declination | +05° 55′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017649[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5,291 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.79[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.66[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 1.0'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 788, CGCG 411-009, MCG +01-04-005, 2MASX J01142229+0555366, PGC 4464.[1] |
NGC 437 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0/a located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, very small, round, faint star to northwest."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0436. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+436extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#437.
External links
Coordinates: 01h 14m 22.3s, +05° 55′ 37″
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 437.
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