NGC 1459
NGC 1459 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1459:
| NGC: | NGC 1459 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:46:57.94 |
| Declination: | -25:31:18.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.82 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 161° |
| Radial velocity: | 4173 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014019 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS