Astronomy:NGC 444
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 444 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 444 as seen by 2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 15m 49.6s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 04′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016141[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,839 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172.16 ± 23.24 Mly (52.785 ± 7.126 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.02[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.11[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 0.4'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 810, CGCG 502-015, MCG +05-04-007, 2MASX J01154958+3104488, 2MASXi J0115495+310448, PGC 4561, IC 1658.[1] | |
NGC 444 is a spiral galaxy of type Sd located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 26, 1854 by R. J. Mitchell (and later listed as NGC 444), and was also spotted on October 17, 1903 by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1658). It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, much extended 135°, a little brighter middle."[2]
Image taken by SDSS.
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 0431. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+431extend=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#444.
External links
- NGC 444 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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