NGC 444
DSS image of NGC 444
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 444, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 444
GC 251, IC 1658, MCG+05-04-007, UGC 810, PGC 4561, SDSS J011549.56+310450.2

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  14.3
Size  0.72' x 0.216' @ 160°
Right Ascension  1h 15' 49.6"  (2000)
Declination  31° 4' 49" N
Constellation  Pisces
Description  vF, mE135, lbM
Classification  SAcd
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

NGC 444 = IC 1658. Lord Rosse discovered NGC 444, observing it on four separate nights. He placed it roughly five arcmin west of NGC 452, but did not make any micrometric measurements of it. The NGC position is probably from Dreyer himself, and is about 30 seconds west of the actual position. The identity is secure, however -- the galaxy and surrounding star field are exactly described by Lord Rosse and his observers.

Javelle's position for IC 1658 is within a few arcsec of the GSC position, so the identity of this object is also secure. Javelle's comparison star, BD+30 192, is, not coincidentally (it is the brightest star in the area), mentioned by Lord Rosse who notes that NGC 444 is about twice as far from NGC 452 as the star.
NGC Notes by Harold Corwin
Other Data Sources for NGC 444
Nearby objects for NGC 444
4 objects found within 60'
IC 1652 IC 1654
NGC 452
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NGC 444