NGC 428
Cetus
Penryn, California
October 2007/December 2010
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM RGB 15 minute subs
ST-2000XM Lum 10 minute subs (2010)
NGC 428 is classified as type
SBm with a surface brightness of 13.5. At 70 million light years, NGC 428
shows a tidal tail, a deformed morphology and starburst activity
indicating a past encounter with another galaxy.
