NGC 4448 explained

NGC 4448
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SB(r)ab^[1]
Z:	0.002205
Appmag V:	12.0
Size V:	3.9 × 1.4
Constellation Name:	Coma Berenices
Names:	UGC 7591, PGC 40988

NGC 4448 is a barred spiral galaxy with a prominent inner ring structure in the constellation Coma Berenices.

The galaxy is a member of the Coma I Group.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4448 . 2007-04-01.
2. Sandage. A.. Tammann. G. A.. March 1975. Steps toward the Hubble constant. V - The Hubble constant from nearby galaxies and the regularity of the local velocity field. 1975ApJ...196..313S. The Astrophysical Journal. 196. 313–328. 10.1086/153413. 0004-637X. free.
3. Gregory. Stephen A.. Thompson. Laird A.. April 1977. The Coma i Galaxy Cloud. 1977ApJ...213..345G. The Astrophysical Journal. 213. 345–350. 10.1086/155160. 0004-637X.