NGC 438
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."
One supernova has been observed in NGC 438: SN 2024vjc (type Ib, mag. 18.97).
See also
References
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to NGC 438 at Wikimedia Commons
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