NGC 432 explained

NGC 432
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Tucana
Z:0.026929
H Radial V:8,073 km/s
Type:S0^-
Appmag V:13.93
Absmag V:-22.78
Size V:1.3' × 1.2'
Names:ESO 113- G 022, 2MASX J01114624-6131394, ESO-LV 1130220, PGC 4290.

NGC 432 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0^- located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on October 6, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle, 12th magnitude star to east."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0432 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. April 19, 2017.