NGC 446 explained

NGC 446
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.018166
H Radial V:5,446 km/s
Type:(R)SAB0^0
Appmag V:13.35
Absmag V:-21.06
Size V:2.0' × 1.6'
Names:UGC 00818, MRK 0565, CGCG 411-016, MCG +01-04-012, 2MASX J01160360+0417385, IRAS 01134+0401, PGC 4578, IC 89.

NGC 446 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R)SAB0^0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 23, 1864, by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 446); it was also seen on August 20, 1892, by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 89). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, stellar."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0446 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 23, 2017.