Astronomy:NGC 440

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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 ascension 01h 12m 48.5s[1]
Declination−58° 16′ 56″[1]
Redshift0.016725[1]
Helio 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]

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 is part of a galaxy group known as NGC 434 Group or LGG 19. It has at least 10 members, which are NGC 434, NGC 466, NGC 484, NGC 434A, IC 1649, ESO 113-27, ESO 151-27, ESO 114-1 and ESO 113-35.[3]

References

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