NGC 4463

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Open star cluster
NGC 4463
NGC 4463 2MASS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Fly
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 29 m 55.2 s
declination -64 ° 47 ′ 23 ″
Appearance

classification I3p
Brightness  (visual) 7.2 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 7.62 likes
Angular expansion 6 '
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way
Redshift −0.000082 ± 0.000021
Radial velocity −24.52 ± 6.37 km / s
distance  approx. 3400 ly
(1050 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time May 2, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  4463 • C 1227-645 • OCl 885 •  Cr  260 •  ESO  095-SC010 •  GC  3015 •  h  3395 •

NGC 4463 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation of Fly . NGC 4463 has a magnitude of 7.2 mag and an angular diameter of 6  arc minutes . The object was discovered by John Herschel on May 2, 1835 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 4463
  3. SIMBAD ( English ) Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. WEBDA
  5. Seligman