NGC 1403

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]

NGC 1403
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]
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]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Eridanus (constellation)