NGC 4448 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered April 11, 1785 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. This galaxy has an apparent visual magnitude of 11.2 and spans an angular size of 3.9′ × 1.4′. The core of NGC 4448 can be spotted in a small telescope at an angle of 30′ to the northeast of the star Gamma Comae Berenices. It is located at a distance of 76.8 million light-years (23.55 Mpc) from the Milky Way, where it is a member of the Coma I Group of galaxies.
The morphological classification of this galaxy is SB(r)ab, indicating a barred spiral galaxy (SB) with an inner ring structure (r) and somewhat tightly-wound arms (ab). It is inclined at an angle of about 70° to the plane of the sky and so is being viewed nearly edge on.
