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spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana

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Constellation
Tucana
Right ascension
01 12 48.5
Declination
−58 ° 16 ′ 56 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5,014 km/s
Type
SA(s)bc pec
Apparent size v
1.1' × 0.7'

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Distance from Earth
69.14
Image
NGC 0440 2MASS.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 440
catalog code
APMBGC 113+035-082
galaxy morphological type
Sbc
time of discovery or invention
1834-09-27
redshift
0.016725
apparent magnitude
10.134
right ascension
18.2020667
declination
-58.2822306
radial velocity
4989

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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."

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