NGC 3463
| NGC 3463 | |
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 56m 27s |
| Declination | −26° 16′ 44″[1] |
| Distance | 63,400,000 LY |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.78 |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.50' x 0.7'[2] |
NGC 3463 is a unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It is classified as a type SAb galaxy. It was discovered on the 26th of March, 1835, by John Herschel. He described it as "faint, small, round, gradually a little brighter middle".[3]
NGC 3463 is proposed member of the NGC 3393 Group.
