NGC 1403 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth. It was thought to be a "very faint, extremely small, nebulous star" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue. See also Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000) Eridanus (constellation) References External links SEDS Lenticular galaxies Eridanus (constellation) 1403 013445 Discoveries by Francis Leavenworth