Astronomy:NGC 462

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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 462
NGC462 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 462 as seen on SDSS
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 18m 10.9s[2]
Declination+04° 13′ 35″[2]
Redshift0.04650 ± 0.00010[1]
Helio radial velocity13615 ± 29 km/s[1]
Distance623 Mly[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)14,7
Characteristics
TypeElliptical
Apparent size (V)0,4' × 0,4'
Other designations
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

NGC 462 (2MASS)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 462". SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=NGC%20462. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 462". spider.seds.org. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?462. 
  3. ↑ An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho 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=Ho
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#462. 

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 18m 10.9s, +04° 13′ 35″




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