NGC 426
NGC 426 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 426:
| NGC: | NGC 426 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:12:48.61 |
| Declination: | -00:17:24.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 146° |
| Radial velocity: | 5212 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01754 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS