NGC 441

NGC 441
NGC 441
	NGC 441 as seen by DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 13m 51.2s
Declination	−31° 47′ 18″
Redshift	0.018800
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,636 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.62
Absolute magnitude (V)	-22.19
Characteristics
Type	(R')SB(rs)0/a?
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.1'
Other designations
	ESO 412- G 019, MCG -05-04-016, 2MASX J01135125-3147180, 2MASXi J0113512-314718, IRAS F01115-3202, ESO-LV 4120190, PGC 4429, PGC 701033.

NGC 441 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R')SB(rs)0/a? located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 27, 1834, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

External links

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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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