NGC 440

NGC 440
NGC 440
	NGC 440 is at the lower left side. NGC 434 is the galaxy at the middle right. Image by legacy surveys.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01h 12m 48.5s
Declination	−58° 16′ 56″
Redshift	0.016725
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,014 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.73
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.50
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)bc pec
Apparent size (V)	1.1' × 0.7'
Other designations
	ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.

NGC 440 is a spiral galaxy of type SA(s)bc pec located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, round."^[2]

References

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

External links

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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "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.

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