NGC 444

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 444
NGC 444
NGC 444 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 15m 49.6s[1]
Declination+31° 04′ 49″[1]
Redshift0.016141[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,839 km/s[1]
Distance172.16 ± 23.24 Mly (52.785 ± 7.126 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.02[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.11[1]
Characteristics
TypeSd[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
UGC 810, CGCG 502-015, MCG +05-04-007, 2MASX J01154958+3104488, 2MASXi J0115495+310448, PGC 4561, IC 1658.[1]

NGC 444 is a spiral galaxy of type Sd located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 26, 1854 by R. J. Mitchell (and later listed as NGC 444), and was also spotted on October 17, 1903 by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1658). It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, much extended 135°, a little brighter middle."[2]

Image taken by SDSS.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 444 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 444 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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PGC
  • PGC 4557
  • PGC 4558
  • PGC 4559
  • PGC 4560
  • PGC 4561
  • PGC 4562
  • PGC 4563
  • PGC 4564
  • PGC 4565
UGC
  • UGC 806
  • UGC 807
  • UGC 808
  • UGC 809
  • UGC 810
  • UGC 811
  • UGC 812
  • UGC 813
  • UGC 814


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