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	03h 42m 49.11s [1]
Declination	−22° 06′ 30.10″ [1]
Redshift	0.004813 [1]
Heliocentric 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)