NGC 445

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NGC 445
NGC445 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 445 as seen on SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 14m 52.5s [1]
Declination +01° 55 03 [1]
Redshift 0.038236 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 11,463 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.14 [1]
Absolute magnitude  (V)-20.84 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 pec? [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.8' × 0.6' [1]
Other designations
CGCG 385-047, 2MASX J01145247+0155030, PGC 4493. [1]

NGC 445 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered on October 23, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0445. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 23, 2017.