NGC 429

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NGC 429
NGC 0429 2MASS.jpg
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]

NGC 429 (SDSS) NGC 0429 SDSS.jpg
NGC 429 (SDSS)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0429. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 18, 2017.