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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana

NGC 440
NGC 440 is at the lower left side. NGC 434 is the galaxy at the middle right. Image by legacy surveys.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01 12 48.5
Declination	−58° 16′ 56″
Redshift	0.016725
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,014 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.73
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.50
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)bc pec
Apparent size (V)	1.1' × 0.7'
Other designations
ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.

NGC 440 is a spiral galaxy of type SA(s)bc pec located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, round."

References

^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

External links

Media related to NGC 440 at Wikimedia Commons

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NGC	NGC 435 NGC 436 NGC 437 NGC 438 NGC 439 NGC 440 NGC 441 NGC 442 NGC 443 NGC 444 NGC 445
PGC	PGC 7357 PGC 7358 PGC 7359 PGC 7360 PGC 7361 PGC 7362 PGC 7363 PGC 7364 PGC 7365

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Constellation of Tucana

Bayer	α β β β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ λ μ ν π ρ
Variable	DS
HR	8829
HD	4308 5980 7199 (Emiw) 215497 221287 (Poerava)
Other	AB7 Gliese 54 HV 2112 HV 11417 HV 11423 L 168-9 PMMR 62 SMC 018136

Exoplanets	DS Tucanae Ab HD 4308 b HD 7199 b (Hairu) HD 215497 b c HD 219077 b HD 221287 b (Pipitea)

NGC	121 152 176 220 222 231 241 256 265 267 269 290 294 299 306 330 339 346 361 362 371 376 395 411 416 419 422 456 458 460 465
Other	ξ (47)

Nebulae	E0102

NGC	53 360 406 432 434 440 466 484 7329
Other	ESO 148-2 ISOHDFS 27 Tucana Dwarf Small Magellanic Cloud (partly in Hydrus)

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