| NGC 1403 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 1403 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 39m 10.876s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 23′ 19.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014320[2] |
| Heliocentric 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 alenticular[2] orelliptical galaxy[3] in the constellationEridanus. It was discovered in 1886 byFrancis Preserved Leavenworth.[4] It was thought to be a "very faint, extremely small, nebulous star" byJohn Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of theNew General Catalogue.[4]
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