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NGC 440
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| NGC 440 | |
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 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[1] |
| Declination | −58° 16′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016725[1] |
| Heliocentric 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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