NGC 438

NGC 438
NGC 438 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 13m 34.1s[1]
Declination −37° 54′ 06″[1]
Redshift 0.011641[1]
Helio radial velocity 3,490 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.42[1]
Absolute magnitude (V) -20.86[1]
Characteristics
Type (R')SAB(s)b:[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.4' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
ESO 296- G 007, MCG -06-03-029, 2MASX J01133415-3754057, IRAS 01112-3810, F01112-3810, ESO-LV 2960070, PGC 4406.[1]

NGC 438 is a spiral galaxy of type (R')SAB(s)b: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 1, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually a little brighter middle."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.