NGC 440

NGC 440
NGC 440 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01h 12m 48.5s[1]
Declination	−58° 16′ 56″[1]
Redshift	0.016725[1]
Helio radial velocity	5,014 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.73[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.50[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)bc pec[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.[1]

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]

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External links[]

• Media related to NGC 440 at Wikimedia Commons

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