NGC 444

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 444

| image = NGC 0444 2MASS.jpg

| upright = 1.35

| alt = NGC 444

| caption = NGC 444 as seen by 2MASS

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|01|15|49.6}}{{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}}

| dec = {{DEC|+31|04|49}}

| constellation name = Pisces

| z = 0.016141

| h_radial_v = 4,839 km/s

| dist_ly = {{convert|52.785|+/-|7.126|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| type = Sd

| appmag_v = 15.02

| absmag_v = -21.11

| size_v = 1.9' × 0.4'

| notes =

| names = UGC 810, CGCG 502-015, MCG +05-04-007, 2MASX J01154958+3104488, 2MASXi J0115495+310448, PGC 4561, IC 1658.

}}

NGC 444 is a spiral galaxy of type Sd located in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 26, 1854 by R. J. Mitchell (and later listed as NGC 444), and was also spotted on October 17, 1903 by Stéphane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1658). It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, much extended 135°, a little brighter middle."{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#444|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=April 22, 2017}}

File:NGC 0444 SDSS.jpg.]]