NGC 1426

NGC 1426 is an elliptical galaxy approximately 59 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus.[1] It was discovered by William Herschel in December 9, 1784.[3]

NGC 1426
NGC 1426 (NASA/ESA HST)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03^h 42^m 49.11^s [1]
Declination	−22° 06′ 30.10″ [1]
Redshift	0.004813 [1]
Helio radial velocity	1443 ± 6 km/s [1]
Distance	59 Mly [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.30 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.30 [2]
Characteristics
Type	E4 [1]
Apparent size (V)	2.6 x 1.7 [1]
Other designations
PGC 13638, MCG -3-7-29, ESO 549-1

NGC 1426 is a member of the Eridanus Cluster.[4][5]

See also

• Elliptical galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Eridanus (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1426". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
3. "Data for NGC 1426". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
4. "The Fornax and Eridanus Clusters". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1426 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1426 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS