| NGC 444 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 444 as seen by2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 15m 49.6s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 04′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016141[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,839 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172.16 ± 23.24 Mly (52.785 ± 7.126 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.02[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.11[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 0.4'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 810,CGCG 502-015,MCG +05-04-007,2MASX J01154958+3104488, 2MASXi J0115495+310448,PGC 4561,IC 1658.[1] | |
NGC 444 is aspiral galaxy of type Sd located in the constellationPisces. It was first discovered on October 26, 1854 byR. J. Mitchell (and later listed as NGC 444), and was also spotted on October 17, 1903 byStéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1658). It was described byDreyer as "very faint, much extended 135°, a little brighter middle."[2]
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