IC 4462

IC 4462 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Boötes constellation.^[2] It is located 417 million light-years away from the Solar System and was found by Stephane Javelle on June 22, 1895 the same day he discovered IC 4461, a spiral galaxy.^[3] It is gravitationally interacting with IC 4461 and possibly might merge with the latter in the future. Both galaxies form Arp 95, which they are classified under galaxies that have elliptical companions.^[4] Sometimes the galaxy is confused with IC 4461.^[3]

IC 4462
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Boötes
Right ascension	14h 35m 04.1838s[1]
Declination	+26° 32′ 27.201″[1]
Redshift	0.03052 ± 0.00001[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	9,010 ± 3km/s[1]
Distance	417 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.37 0.042
Characteristics
Type	E[1]
Other designations
PGC 52123, 2MASX J14350418+2632268, MCG +05-34-078, Arp 95