NGC 447 explained

NGC 447
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.018670
H Radial V:5,597 km/s
Dist Ly:232 Mly
Type:(R)SB(rs)0/a
Appmag V:15.1
Absmag V:-22.94
Size V:2.2' × 2.2'
Names:UGC 00804, CGCG 502-013, MCG +05-04-006, 2MASX J01153760+3304035, 2MASXi J0115374+330401, IRAS F01128+3248, PGC 4550, IC 1656.

NGC 447 is a spiral galaxy of type (R)SB(rs)0/a located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 8, 1861 by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 447); it was also seen in the 1890s by Edward Emerson Barnard (and later listed as IC 1656). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty large, brighter middle, 11th magnitude star to northeast."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0448 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 23, 2017.