NGC 443

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Galaxy
NGC 443 / IC 1653
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NGC 443 [1] SDSS image
NGC 443 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 15 m 07.589 s
declination + 33 ° 22 ′ 38.37 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.9 likes
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 57 °
Surface brightness 12.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 452 group
LGG 18  
Redshift 0.015961 ± 0.000067  
Radial velocity 4785 ± 20 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(220 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(67.6 ± 4.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest
Discovery date October 8, 1861
Catalog names
NGC  443 • IC  1653 • UGC  796 • PGC  4512 • CGCG  502-010 • MCG  + 05-04-005 • 2MASX  J01150761 + 3322385 • GC  249 • WISEA J011507.60 + 332238.1 • LDCE 74 NED047

NGC 443 = IC 1653 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type S in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 220 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter. Together with 21 other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 452 group ( LGG 18 ).
The galaxies NGC 447 , NGC 449 , NGC 451 , IC 1648 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on October 8, 1861 by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest .

Web links

Commons : NGC 443  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 443
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman