| NGC 420 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 420 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 12m 09.6s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 07′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016712[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,010 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 207.87 ± 35.12 Mly (63.733 ± 10.768 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.09[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.73[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[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 alenticular galaxy of type S0 located in the constellationPisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 byWilliam Herschel. It was described byDreyer as "faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."[2]
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