| NGC 1448 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1448 by NuSTAR and the Chandra X-ray Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Right ascension | 03h 44m 31.9s[1] |
| Declination | −44° 38′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 1168 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.5 ± 7.6 Mly (17.3 ± 2.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAcd [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.6′ × 1.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 1457, PGC 13727[1] | |
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NGC 1448 or NGC 1457 is an unbarred spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on in the constellation Horologium. It is at a distance of 55 million light years from Earth. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.
From the spectral analysis of SN 2001el, over a dozen diffuse interstellar bands were discovered in NGC 1448 – one of the few cases that these bands were observed outside of the Milky Way. However, the bands were significantly weaker at SN 2003hn.[2]
In January 2017 it was announced that evidence for a supermassive black hole in NGC 1448 had been found in the center of the galaxy.[3]
The galaxy belongs to the NGC 1433 group,[4] part of the Doradus cloud of galaxies.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1448. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ J. Sollerman; N. Cox; S. Mattila; P. Ehrenfreund; L. Kaper; B. Leibundgut; P. Lundqvist (January 2005). "Diffuse Interstellar Bands in NGC 1448". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 429 (2): 559–567. arXiv:astro-ph/0409340. Bibcode:2005A&A...429..559S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041465. S2CID 18036448. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Two monster black holes found lurking in nearby galaxies
- ^ Dmitry Makarov; Igor Karachentsev (2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". MNRAS. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. S2CID 119194025.