NGC 1403

NGC 1403
NGC 1403
	DSS image of NGC 1403
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 39m 10.876s
Declination	−22° 23′ 19.00″
Redshift	0.014320
Helio radial velocity	4293 km/s
Distance	146.93 ± 15.91 Mly (45.050 ± 4.879 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.74
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.86
Absolute magnitude (V)	−20.52
Characteristics
Type	SAB(s)00
Apparent size (V)	0.950′ × 0.741′
Other designations
	MGC-04-09-041, PGC 13445

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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NED results for object NGC 1403". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NGC 1403". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1400 - 1449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.