NGC 431

NGC 431
NGC 431 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 14m 04.5s[1]
Declination+33° 42′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.019107[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,728 km/s[1]
Distance318.55 ± 74.14 Mly (97.667 ± 22.732 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.86[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.96[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00776, CGCG 501-132, MCG +05-04-002, 2MASX J01140455+3342149, PGC 4437.[1]

NGC 431 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0 located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on November 22, 1827 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, very suddenly brighter middle."[2]

NGC 431 (2MASS)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 19, 2017.