| NGC 438 | |
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 NGC 438 imaged by legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01 13 34.1 |
| Declination | −37° 54′ 06″ |
| Redshift | 0.011641 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,490 km/s |
| Distance | 157.1 ± 11.1 Mly (48.18 ± 3.39 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.86 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(s)b: |
| Size | ~104,300 ly (31.98 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' × 1.1' |
| Other designations | |
| ESO-LV 2960070, ESO 296- G 007, IRAS 01112-3810, 2MASX J01133415-3754057, MCG -06-03-029, PGC 4406 | |
NGC 438 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of type (R')SAB(s)b: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 1, 1834, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually a little brighter middle."
One supernova has been observed in NGC 438: SN 2024vjc (type Ib, mag. 18.97).
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- "SN 2024vjc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 438 at Wikimedia Commons
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