NGC 438

NGC 438
NGC 438
	NGC 438 imaged by legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 13m 34.1s
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."^[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 438: SN 2024vjc (type Ib, mag. 18.97).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "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.

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[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0438. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[2] "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[3] "SN 2024vjc". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

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