Astronomy:NGC 446
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 446 | |
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![]() NGC 446 as seen by 2MASS | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 16m 03.6s[1] |
Declination | +04° 17′ 39″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018166[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5,446 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.35[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.06[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SAB0^0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.0' × 1.6'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00818, MRK 0565, CGCG 411-016, MCG +01-04-012, 2MASX J01160360+0417385, IRAS 01134+0401, PGC 4578, IC 89.[1] |
NGC 446 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R)SAB0^0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 23, 1864, by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 446); it was also seen on August 20, 1892, by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 89). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, stellar."[2]
![](/wiki/images/thumb/5/51/NGC_0446_SDSS.jpg/250px-NGC_0446_SDSS.jpg)
Image by the SDSS.
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 0446. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+446&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#446.
External links
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 446.
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