| NGC 429 | |
|---|---|
|   NGC 429 as seen by 2MASS  | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus | 
| Right ascension | 01h 12m 57.4s [1] | 
| Declination | −00° 20′ 42″ [1] | 
| Redshift | 0.018763 [1] | 
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,625 km/s [1] | 
| Distance | 304.96 Mly (93.500 Mpc) [1] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3g [1] | 
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.25 [1] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^0: [1] | 
| Apparent size (V) | 1.52' × 0.35' [1] | 
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00762, CGCG 385-027, MCG +00-04-037, 2MASX J01125745-0020416, 2MASXi J0112572-002045, 6dF J0112574-002042, 6dFGSv 00673, PGC 4368. [1] | |
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]
 
  Media related to  NGC 429  at Wikimedia Commons
  Media related to  NGC 429  at Wikimedia Commons