| NGC 462 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 462 as seen onSDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000[1]epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 18m 10.9s[2] |
| Declination | +04° 13′ 35″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.04650 ± 0.00010[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 13615 ± 29 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 623Mly[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14,7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Elliptical |
| Apparent size (V) | 0,4' × 0,4' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 4667,GC 5162, NPM1G +03.0047[4] | |
NGC 462 is anelliptical galaxy located in thePisces constellation. It was discovered byAlbert Marth on 23 October 1864.Dreyer, creator of theNew General Catalogue, originally described it as "extremely faint, very small, stellar". The word stellar clearly suggests an initial misidentification of NGC 462 as astar.[4]
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