IC 4462

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Boötes}}

{{Infobox galaxy|name=IC 4462|image=File:IC4462 - SDSS DR14.jpg|constellation name=Boötes

|z=0.03052 ± 0.00001

|dist_ly=417 Mly

|h_radial_v=9,010 ± 3km/s

|names=PGC 52123, 2MASX J14350418+2632268, MCG +05-34-078, Arp 95

|type=E{{Cite simbad |title=IC 4462 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=simbad.u-strasbg.fr}}

|appmag_v=12.37 0.042

|epoch=J2000

|ra={{RA|14|35|04.1838}}

|dec={{DEC|+26|32|27.201}}

}}

IC 4462 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Boötes constellation.{{Cite web |title=IC 4462 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ic4462-object |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=theskylive.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Index Catalog Objects: IC 4450 - 4499 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic44a.htm#ic4461 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=cseligman.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies |url=https://cseligman.com/text/arpatlas.htm#arp95 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=cseligman.com}} Sometimes the galaxy is confused with IC 4461.