NGC 423 explained

NGC 423
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Sculptor
Z:0.005344
H Radial V:1,602 km/s
Type:S0/a?
Appmag V:14.20
Absmag V:-18.22
Size V:1.0' × 0.4'
Names:ESO 412- G 011, MCG -05-04-004, 2MASX J01112221-2914042, 2MASXi J0111222-291403, IRAS 01090-2929, F01090-2929, ESO-LV 4120110, 6dF J0111222-291404, PGC 4266.

NGC 423 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0/a? located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on November 14, 1835 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, extended, gradually a little brighter middle, eastern of 2.", the other being NGC 418.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0423 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. March 3, 2017.