NGC 442

Galaxy Fair (27/100)

Lenticular

NGC 442 Galaxy Cetus (Cet) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 15.0

Angular Size 1.2′ × 0.7′

Position Angle 158°

Distance 259.53 million ly

Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)

Description

vF, S, R, B* sf

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 14m 36.0s

Dec -01° 01' 00.0"

Constellation Cetus (Cet)

Catalog NGC 442

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

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NGC 442 · 1.2′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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