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NGC 42
SDSS image of NGC 42
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension00h 12m 56.361s[1]
Declination+22° 06′ 01.00″[1]
Redshift0.019927[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5914 km/s[2]
Distance263.2 Mly (80.70 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.07[4]
Characteristics
TypeS0:[5]
Other designations
UGC 118, MCG +04-01-041, PGC 867[2]

NGC 42 is a lenticular galaxy[5] 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.[6]

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