NGC 427
NGC 427 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 427:
| NGC: | NGC 427 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 15.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:12:19.24 |
| Declination: | -32:03:40.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 16° |
| Radial velocity: | 9947 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03375 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS