Astronomy:NGC 429
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| 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] |
| Helio 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)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0429. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+429&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#429.
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