NGC 448
| Galaxy NGC 448 |
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![NGC 448 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC448_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 448 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 15 m 16.52 s |
| declination | -01 ° 37 ′ 34.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 116 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.006364 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1908 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(88 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (27.0 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 448 • UGC 801 • PGC 4524 • CGCG 385-051 • MCG + 00-04-060 • 2MASX J01151653-0137339 • GALEX MSC J011516.49-013733.1 • WISEA J011516.52-013734.5 • 2MIG 139 | |
NGC 448 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 88 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 442 and NGC 450 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on September 2, 1886 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .
Web links
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