NGC 440 explained

NGC 440
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Tucana
Z:0.016725
H Radial V:5,014 km/s
Type:SA(s)bc pec
Appmag V:13.73
Absmag V:-21.50
Size V:1.1' × 0.7'
Names:ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0431 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 22, 2017.