NGC 403

NGC 403
NGC 403 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 09m 14.1s[1]
Declination +32° 45′ 08″[1]
Redshift 0.016978[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,090 km/s[1]
Distance 216.9 million ly (65.5 mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.5[2]
Characteristics
Type S0/a[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.8' × 0.6'[2]
Other designations
CGCG 501-104, MCG 5-3-68, PGC 4111, UGC 715

NGC 403 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered on August 29, 1862 by Heinrich d'Arrest.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0403. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 01h 09m 14.1s, +32° 45′ 08″

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