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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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 18m 58.2s.[1] |
Declination | 16° 19′ 33″[1] |
Redshift | 0.021005/6297 km/s[1] |
Distance | 264 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [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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