NGC 426

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 426

| image= File:NGC 426 legacy dr9.jpg

| alt = NGC 426

| caption= NGC 426 (legacy surveys DR9)

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|01|12|48.6}}

| dec = {{DEC|00|17|25}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.017343

| h_radial_v = 5,199 km/s{{cite web

| title=Results for Object NGC 0426

| work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC%20426&hconst=73&img_stamp=YES&list_limit=5&of=pre_text&out_equinox=J2000.0&corr_z=1&omegav=0.73&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude

| access-date=March 19, 2017

| archive-date=March 20, 2017

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320144659/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC

| url-status=dead

}}

| dist_ly = 486 million ly

| type = E3 pec{{cite web

| title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449

| work=Courtney Seligman

| url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4.htm#426

| access-date=March 19, 2017}}

| appmag_v = 12.9

| size_v = 1.25{{prime}} × 1.0{{prime}}

| notes =

| names ={{odlist|UGC=760|PGC=4363|MCG=+00-04-035}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 426|accessdate=2021-02-04}}}}

NGC 426 is an elliptical galaxy that is also classified as a Seyfert galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Cetus, and it was discovered on December 20, 1786, by William Herschel.