NGC 463

Galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Right ascension01h 18m 58.2s.[1]
Declination16° 19 33[1]
Redshift0.021005/6297 km/s[1]
Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 463
SDSS image of NGC 463
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 18m 58.2s.[1]
Declination16° 19 33[1]
Redshift0.021005/6297 km/s[1]
Distance264 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.2[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0 [1]
Apparent size (V)1.2' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 459-25, MCG 3-4-19, PGC 4719, UGC 840[1]
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