NGC 1426 (also PGC 13638, MCG -4-9-54, AM 0340-221, ESO 549-1) is a magnitude +11.4 elliptical galaxy located 66 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 9th December 1784.
Right Ascension 03h 42m 49.3s, Declination -22° 06' 28"
