| NGC 449 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 449 as seen by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 16m 07.2s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 05′ 22″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015946[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,780 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.01[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −20.37[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')S?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8' × 0.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MRK 0001,CGCG 502-018,MCG +05-04-009,2MASX J01160722+3305218, 2MASXi J0116072+330521,IRAS 01133+3249,PGC 4587.[1] | |
NGC 449 is aspiral galaxy of type (R')S? located in the constellationPisces. It was discovered on November 11, 1881 byÉdouard Stephan. It was described byDreyer as "very faint, very small, round, very little brighter middle, very faint star involved."[2]
NGC 449 is anactive galaxy, specifically aSeyfert galaxy.[3] Thesupermassive black hole at the center of NGC 449 is1.32×107 M☉, and matter from itsaccretion disk is currently accreting at a rate of2.54×10−2 M☉ per year.[3]
Media related toNGC 449 at Wikimedia Commons | Thisspiral galaxy article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
