NGC 440
{{short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 440
| image = File:NGC 434 NGC 440 legacy dr9.jpg
| alt = NGC 440
| caption = NGC 440 is at the lower left side. NGC 434 is the galaxy at the middle right. Image by legacy surveys.
| epoch = J2000
| ra = {{RA|01|12|48.5}}{{cite web
| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
| work=Results for NGC 0431
| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+431extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES
| access-date=September 2, 2016}}
| constellation name = Tucana
| dist_ly =
| notes =
| names = ESO 113- G 025, 2MASX J01124849-5816560, ESO-LV 1130250, PGC 4361.}}
NGC 440 is a spiral galaxy of type SA(s)bc pec located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, round."{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#440|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=April 22, 2017}}
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{{Catalogs|NGC=440|PGC=7361}}
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{{Tucana}}
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Category:Unbarred spiral galaxies
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