NGC 449 explained

NGC 449
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.015946
H Radial V:4,780 km/s
Type:(R')S?
Appmag V:15.01
Absmag V:-20.37
Size V:0.8' × 0.5'
Names:MRK 0001, CGCG 502-018, MCG +05-04-009, 2MASX J01160722+3305218, 2MASXi J0116072+330521, IRAS 01133+3249, PGC 4587.

NGC 449 is a spiral galaxy of type (R')S? located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on November 11, 1881 by Édouard Stephan. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, round, very little brighter middle, very faint star involved."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0449 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 23, 2017.