NGC 429 explained

NGC 429
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.018763
H Radial V:5,625 km/s
Dist Ly:93.5Mpc
Type:S0^0:
Appmag V:14.3g
Absmag V:-22.25
Size V:1.52' × 0.35'
Names:UGC 00762, CGCG 385-027, MCG +00-04-037, 2MASX J01125745-0020416, 2MASXi J0112572-002045, 6dF J0112574-002042, 6dFGSv 00673, PGC 4368.

NGC 429 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0^0: located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 20, 1786 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0429 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 18, 2017.