NGC 420

NGC 420
NGC 420
DECam image of NGC 420
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 12m 09.6s[1]
Declination+32° 07′ 23″[1]
Redshift0.016712[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,010 km/s[1]
Distance207.87 ± 35.12 Mly (63.733 ± 10.768 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.09[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.73[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0' × 2.0'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00752, CGCG 501-127, CGCG 502-003, MCG +05-03-083, 2MASX J01120966+3207233, PGC 4320.[1]

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."[2]

NGC 420 in near-infrared

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0420. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 420 at Wikimedia Commons


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