NGC 420

{{Short description|Lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pisces}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 420

| image = File:NGC 420 legacy dr9.jpg

| alt = NGC 420

| caption = DECam image of NGC 420

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|01|12|09.6}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0420

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+420&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|+32|07|23}}

| constellation name = Pisces

| z = 0.016712

| h_radial_v = 5,010 km/s

| dist_ly = {{convert|63.733|+/-|10.768|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 13.09

| absmag_v = -22.73

| size_v = 2.0' × 2.0'

| notes =

| names = UGC 00752, CGCG 501-127, CGCG 502-003, MCG +05-03-083, 2MASX J01120966+3207233, PGC 4320.}}

NGC 420 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0 located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle."{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#420|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=February 24, 2017}}

File:NGC 0420 2MASS.jpg]]