Astronomy:NGC 439
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
| NGC 439 | |
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 NGC 439 (large galaxy in the middle) and NGC 441 (below NGC 439) by legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01h 13m 47.2s[1] |
| Declination | −31° 44′ 50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019357[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,803 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 207.87 ± 39.76 Mly (63.733 ± 12.192 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.59[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -23.18[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0^-(rs)?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5' × 1.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 412- G 018, MCG -05-04-015, 2MASX J01134725-3144500, 2MASXi J0113476-314450, ESO-LV 4120180, 6dF J0113472-314450, 6dFGSv 00684, PGC 4423.[1] | |
NGC 439 is a lenticular galaxy of type SAB0^-(rs)? located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty bright, small, round, gradually brighter middle."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0439. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+439&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#439.
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