Astronomy:NGC 1403

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
NGC 1403
NGC 1403 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 1403
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension 03h 39m 10.876s[1]
Declination−22° 23′ 19.00″[1]
Redshift0.014320[2]
Helio radial velocity4293 km/s[2]
Distance146.93 ± 15.91 Mly (45.050 ± 4.879 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.74[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.86[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)−20.52
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)00[2]
Apparent size (V)0.950′ × 0.741′[1]
Other designations
MGC-04-09-041, PGC 13445[3]

NGC 1403 is a lenticular[2] or elliptical galaxy[3] in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[4] It was thought to be a "very faint, extremely small, nebulous star" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for object NGC 1403". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1403&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NGC 1403". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1403. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1400 - 1449". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc14.htm#1403. 

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 03h 39m 10.876s, -22° 23′ 19.00″




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