NGC 426 explained

NGC 426
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.017343
H Radial V:5,199 km/s[1]
Dist Ly:486 million ly
Type:E3 pec[2]
Appmag V:12.9
Size V:1.25 × 1.0
Names:[3]

NGC 426 is an elliptical galaxy that is also classified as a Seyfert galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Cetus, and it was discovered on December 20, 1786, by William Herschel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for Object NGC 0426 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . March 19, 2017 . March 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320144659/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC . dead .
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449 . Courtney Seligman . March 19, 2017.
  3. NGC 426. 2021-02-04.