Q726610

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: G
Redshift: z = 0.04335847874574972
Morphology: Sbc
Coordinates: RA 19.5341° · Dec 17.5623°

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Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 01 18 08.1837
Declination: +17 ° 33 ′ 44.400 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 12705 +/- 5 km/s
Galactocentric velocity: 12818 +/- 7 km/s
Distance: 596.2 ± 41.7 Mly (182.80 ± 12.80 Mpc )
Type: SBc
Apparent size v: 1.0′ × 0.9′

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Image: NGC 459 SDSS.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 459
catalog code: Gaia DR2 2785557428446983552
galaxy morphological type: Sbc
time of discovery or invention: 1784-10-15
redshift: 0.042379
apparent magnitude: 12.210
right ascension: 19.53414126266080
declination: 17.56231441189450
radial velocity: 12436

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NGC 459 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 12,394±22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 596.2 ± 41.7 Mly (182.80 ± 12.80 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 October 1784. It was described as being extremely faint by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue.

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