NGC 427

NGC 427
NGC 427 as seen by DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01^h 12^m 19.2^s[1]
Declination	−32° 03′ 40″[1]
Redshift	0.033897[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,162 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.87[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-22.03[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB(r)a:[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
ESO 412- G 014, MCG -05-04-007, 2MASX J01121922-3203399, 2MASXi J0112192-320341, ESO-LV 4120140, 6dF J0112192-320340, PGC 4333, PGC 697383.[1]

NGC 427 is a spiral galaxy of type (R)SB(r)a: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel.

It was described by Dreyer as "3 very small (faint) stars with nebulosity (?)."^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0427. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 427 at Wikimedia Commons