| NGC 429 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 429 as seen by 2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01 12 57.4 |
| Declination | −00° 20′ 42″ |
| Redshift | 0.018763 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,625 km/s |
| Distance | 304.96 Mly (93.500 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3g |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.25 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^0: |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.52' × 0.35' |
| Other designations | |
| 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."
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0429. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 429 at Wikimedia Commons
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