Q957292

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Sculptor
Right ascension: 01 13 51.2626
Declination: −31 ° 47 ′ 18.151 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5,636 km/s
Type: (R')SB0/a?(rs)
Size: ~161,600 ly (49.54 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.4′ × 1.1′

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Image: NGC 441 legacy dr9.jpg

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NGC 441 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R')SB(rs)0/a? located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 27, 1834, by British astronomer John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle."

One supernova has been observed in NGC 441: SN 2024agld (type Ia, mag. 18.947) was discovered by ATLAS on December 31, 2024.