NGC 423
| Galaxy data from NGC 423 |
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| 2MASS image of the galaxy NGC 423 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 11 m 22.2 s |
| declination | -29 ° 14 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a? pec sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 114 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005344 +/- 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 1602 +/- 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(70 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (21.6 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 423 • PGC 4266 • ESO 412-011 • MCG -05-04-004 • IRAS 01090-2929 • 2MASX J01112221-2914042 • SGC 10900-2930.0 • GC 232 • LEDA 4266 | |
NGC 423 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 70 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on November 14, 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
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