NGC 450

NGC 450
NGC 450 (center right) seen from the Hubble Space Telescope, along with its companion, UGC 807. (top left corner)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 15m 30.4s[1]
Declination−00° 51′ 40″[1]
Redshift0.005874[1]
Galactocentric velocity1761 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBc[2]
Other designations
CGCG 385–52, IRAS 01129-0107, KCPG 27A, MCG 0-4-62, PGC 4540, UGC 806, UM 311

NGC 450 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 450 has a very close companion, UGC 807 (or PGC 4545), which is attached at the northeast side of the halo. UGC 807 appears fairly faint, fairly small, and elongated. Despite that UGC 807 appears to form a double system, the companion has a redshift that is over six times greater than NGC 450, so they are a line-of-sight pair.[2]

NGC 450
  • Photo taken by 2MASS
    Photo taken by 2MASS
  • Photo of NGC 450 and PGC 4545 taken by SDSS.
    Photo of NGC 450 and PGC 4545 taken by SDSS.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0450. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort". NGC450. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.


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