NGC 437 explained

NGC 437
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.017649
H Radial V:5,291 km/s
Type:S0/a
Appmag V:13.79
Absmag V:-20.66
Size V:1.3' × 1.0'
Names:UGC 788, CGCG 411-009, MCG +01-04-005, 2MASX J01142229+0555366, PGC 4464.

NGC 437 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0/a located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, very small, round, faint star to northwest."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0436 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 20, 2017.