IC 459
IC 459 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 459:
| IC: | IC 459 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:10:38.69 |
| Declination: | 50:10:38.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 5595 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01884 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS