NGC 462 explained

NGC 462
Upright:	1.35
Epoch:	J2000^[1]
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Ra:	^[2]
Z:	0.04650 ± 0.00010
H Radial V:	13615 ± 29 km/s
Dist Ly:	623 Mly^[3]
Type:	Elliptical
Appmag V:	14,7
Size V:	0,4' × 0,4'
Names:	PGC 4667, GC 5162, NPM1G +03.0047^[4]

NGC 462 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered by Albert Marth on 23 October 1864. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue, originally described it as "extremely faint, very small, stellar". The word stellar clearly suggests an initial misidentification of NGC 462 as a star.^[4]

See also

• • Elliptical galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

External links

• • • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 462. SIMBAD. 7 August 2014.
2. Web site: NGC 462. spider.seds.org. 7 August 2014.
3. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-12-08.