| NGC 420 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 420 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01 12 09.6 |
| Declination | +32° 07′ 23″ |
| Redshift | 0.016712 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,010 km/s |
| Distance | 207.87 ± 35.12 Mly (63.733 ± 10.768 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.09 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.73 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0' × 2.0' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00752, CGCG 501-127, CGCG 502-003, MCG +05-03-083, 2MASX J01120966+3207233, PGC 4320. | |
NGC 420 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0420. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 420 at Wikimedia Commons
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