NGC 446

NGC 446
NGC 446 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01^h 16^m 03.6^s[1]
Declination	+04° 17′ 39″[1]
Redshift	0.018166[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,446 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.35[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.06[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SAB0^0[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.0' × 1.6'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00818, MRK 0565, CGCG 411-016, MCG +01-04-012, 2MASX J01160360+0417385, IRAS 01134+0401, PGC 4578, IC 89.[1]

NGC 446 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R)SAB0^0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 23, 1864, by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 446); it was also seen on August 20, 1892, by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 89). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, stellar."^[2]

Image by the SDSS.

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0446. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 446 at Wikimedia Commons