NGC 448 | |
Upright: | 1.35 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Ra: | [1] |
Constellation Name: | Cetus |
Z: | 0.006364 |
H Radial V: | 1,908 km/s |
Dist Ly: | 27.12+/- |
Type: | S0^- (edge-on) |
Appmag V: | 13.14 |
Absmag V: | -19.28 |
Size V: | 1.6' × 0.8' |
Names: | UGC 00801, CGCG 385-051, MCG +00-04-060, 2MASX J01151653-0137339, 2MASXi J0115165-013734, 6dF J0115165-013734, 6dFGSv 00698,PGC 4524. |
NGC 448 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 (edge-on) located approximately 27.12+/- away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1886 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty bright, very small, [and] a little extended."[2]