NGC 3459
NGC 3459 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3459:
| NGC: | NGC 3459 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:54:44.28 |
| Declination: | -17:02:31.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.55 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 149° |
| Radial velocity: | 4224 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0142 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS