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.[2] It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle."[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 441: SN 2024agld (type Ia, mag. 18.947) was discovered by ATLAS on December 31, 2024.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results for object NGC 0441". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 441". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "SN 2024agld". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
External links
Media related to NGC 441 at Wikimedia Commons
