NGC 1403

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NGC 1403
NGC 1403 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 1403
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03h 39m 10.876s [1]
Declination −22° 23′ 19.00″ [1]
Redshift 0.014320 [2]
Helio radial velocity 4293 km/s [2]
Distance 146.93 ± 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
Type SAB(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]

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