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EntityQ957417· pop 34· linked from 835 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Sculptor
Right ascension
01 12 19.2
Declination
−32 ° 03 ′ 40 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
10,162 km/s
Type
(R)SB(r)a:
Apparent size v
1.0' × 0.7'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 427 is a spiral galaxy of type (R)SB(r)a: located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel.

It was described by Dreyer as "3 very small (faint) stars with nebulosity (?)."

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