NGC 446
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 446 is a lenticular galaxy of type (R)SAB0^0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 23, 1864, by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 446); it was also seen on August 20, 1892, by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 89). It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, stellar."
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- NGC 0446 2MASS.jpg by Unknown (2MASS-Team), Public domain
- NGC 0446 SDSS.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0
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