NGC 1428
03h 42.2m [1]
−35° 9′[1]
23.1 Mpc (75 Mly)
12.9[1]
Characteristics
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.