NGC 427

NGC 427
NGC 427
	NGC 427 as seen by DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 12m 19.2s
Declination	−32° 03′ 40″
Redshift	0.033897
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,162 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.87
Absolute magnitude (V)	-22.03
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB(r)a:
Apparent size (V)	1.0' × 0.7'
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.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0427. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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