NGC 1428

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NGC 1428
NGC 1428 (DSS)
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.

See also[]

• NGC 1399
• NGC 1316
• NGC 1317
• NGC 1365
• NGC 1350
• NGC 1427A
• NGC 1427
• IC 1993
• IC 2006

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