NGC 42 is a

lenticular galaxy A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a Galaxy morphological classification, type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical galaxy, elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. It contains a large-s ...

in the

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constellation. It was discovered on October 30, 1864, by the German astronomer

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. It may be gravitationally interacting with the nearby NGC 41.

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* {{Ngc5 Lenticular galaxies 0042 18641030 Pegasus (constellation)