NGC 429
| 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]
References
External links
Media related to NGC 429 at Wikimedia Commons
