NGC 447

NGC 447
NGC 447 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01^h 15^m 37.6^s[1]
Declination	+33° 04′ 04″[1]
Redshift	0.018670[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,597 km/s[1]
Distance	232 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.1[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-22.94[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB(rs)0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.2' × 2.2'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00804, CGCG 502-013, MCG +05-04-006, 2MASX J01153760+3304035, 2MASXi J0115374+330401, IRAS F01128+3248, PGC 4550, IC 1656.[1]

NGC 447 is a spiral galaxy of type (R)SB(rs)0/a located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 8, 1861 by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 447); it was also seen in the 1890s by Edward Emerson Barnard (and later listed as IC 1656). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty large, brighter middle, 11th magnitude star to northeast."^[2]

NGC 447 (SDSS)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0448. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 447 at Wikimedia Commons