NGC 441 explained

NGC 441
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Sculptor
Z:0.018800
H Radial V:5,636 km/s
Type:(R')SB(rs)0/a?
Appmag V:13.62
Absmag V:-22.19
Size V:1.4' × 1.1'
Names: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 "prety faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle."[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.