Astronomy:NGC 438
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| NGC 438 | |
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 NGC 438 imaged 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] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3,490 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 157.1 ± 11.1 Mly (48.18 ± 3.39 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.86[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(s)b:[1] |
| Size | ~104,300 ly (31.98 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' × 1.1'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO-LV 2960070, ESO 296- G 007, IRAS 01112-3810, MCG-06-03-029, 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]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 438: SN 2024vjc (type Ib, mag. 18.97).[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+438&extend=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#438.
- ↑ "SN 2024vjc". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024vjc.
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