NGC 4448

NGC 4448
Hubble Space Telescope (visible, near-infrared)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 28m 15.4s [1]
Declination	+28° 37′ 13″ [1]
Redshift	0.002205 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	661 ± 6 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	12.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)ab [1]
Apparent size  (V)	3.9′ × 1.4′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 7591, [1] PGC 40988 [1]

NGC 4448 is a barred spiral galaxy with a prominent inner ring structure in the constellation Coma Berenices.

The galaxy is a member of the Coma I Group. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4448. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
2. Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (March 1975). "Steps toward the Hubble constant. V - The Hubble constant from nearby galaxies and the regularity of the local velocity field". The Astrophysical Journal. 196: 313–328. Bibcode:1975ApJ...196..313S. doi: 10.1086/153413 . ISSN   0004-637X.
3. Gregory, Stephen A.; Thompson, Laird A. (April 1977). "The Coma i Galaxy Cloud". The Astrophysical Journal. 213: 345–350. Bibcode:1977ApJ...213..345G. doi:10.1086/155160. ISSN   0004-637X.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4448 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4448 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images