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NGC 1428 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 03h 42.2m [1] |
Declination | −35° 9′[1] |
Distance | 23.1 Mpc (75 Mly) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.61′[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 358-53, MCG -6-9-22, PGC 13611 |
NGC 1428 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Fornax, 75 million light years from Earth. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster. Its diameter is 24,000 light years.
It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt on January 19, 1865.
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