NGC 448

NGC 448
NGC 448
	NGC 448 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 15m 16.5s
Declination	−01° 37′ 34″
Redshift	0.006364
Heliocentric radial velocity	1,908 km/s
Distance	88.45 ± 23.63 Mly (27.120 ± 7.246 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.14
Absolute magnitude (V)	-19.28
Characteristics
Type	S0^- (edge-on)
Apparent size (V)	1.6' × 0.8'
Other designations
	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 88.45 ± 23.63 Mly (27.120 ± 7.246 Mpc) 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0448. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0448. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

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