NGC 463 explained

NGC 463
Epoch:J2000
Type:S0 [1]
Ra:.
Dist Ly:264 million ly
Z:0.021005/6297 km/s
Appmag V:15.2
Size V:1.2' × 0.4'
Constellation Name:Pisces
Names:CGCG 459-25, MCG 3-4-19, PGC 4719, UGC 840

NGC 463 is a lenticular galaxy located about 264 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.[2] [3] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 16, 1871.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0463 . 2017-06-03.
  2. Web site: Galaxy NGC 463 – Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-06-04. 2017-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002071148/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1352/ngc-463/galaxy. dead.
  3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-06-04.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-06-04.