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."^[2]

NGC 438
NGC 438 imaged by legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 13m 34.1s[1]
Declination	−37° 54′ 06″[1]
Redshift	0.011641[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,490 km/s[1]
Distance	157.1 ± 11.1 Mly (48.18 ± 3.39 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.42[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-20.86[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SAB(s)b:[1]
Size	~104,300 ly (31.98 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
ESO-LV 2960070, ESO 296- G 007, IRAS 01112-3810, 2MASX J01133415-3754057, MCG -06-03-029, PGC 4406[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 438: SN 2024vjc (type Ib, mag. 18.97).^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)