NGC 42

NGC 42
SDSS image of NGC 42
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension00h 12m 56.361s
Declination+22° 06′ 01.00″
Redshift0.019927
Heliocentric radial velocity5914 km/s
Distance263.2 Mly (80.70 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.07
Characteristics
TypeS0−:
Other designations
UGC 118, MCG +04-01-041, PGC 867

NGC 42 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on October 30, 1864, by the German astronomer Albert Marth. It may be gravitationally interacting with the nearby NGC 41.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 42". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ↑ "Search specification: NGC 42". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 0042 (NGC 42)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  6. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.