| NGC 447 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 447 as seen by2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 15m 37.6s[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 aspiral galaxy of type (R)SB(rs)0/a located in the constellationPisces. It was first discovered on October 8, 1861 byHeinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 447); it was also seen in the 1890s byEdward Emerson Barnard (and later listed as IC 1656). It was described byDreyer as "faint, pretty large, brighter middle, 11th magnitude star to northeast."[2]
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