NGC 440 - Spiral Galaxy in Tucana
NGC 440 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Tucana constellation. NGC 440 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 440 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Key facts about NGC 440
NGC 440 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -20.0°
Azimuth: 185.2°
Direction: South
See also NGC 440 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 13.75, NGC 440 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 440
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 440 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 440.
Apparent size of NGC 440
The following table reports NGC 440 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 440 is a visual representation of it.NGC 440 - Spiral Galaxy in Tucana morphological classification
NGC 440 - Spiral Galaxy in Tucana is classified as Spiral (SAbc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 440 - Spiral Galaxy in Tucana in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 440
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 440 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 440 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 440 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 440 - Spiral Galaxy in Tucana is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom