NGC 437
NGC 437 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0/a located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, very small, round, faint star to northwest."[2]
| NGC 437 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 437 as seen by 2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 14m 22.3s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 55′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017649[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,291 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.79[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.66[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 788, CGCG 411-009, MCG +01-04-005, 2MASX J01142229+0555366, PGC 4464.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0436. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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