NGC 459
NGC 459 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 459:
NGC: | NGC 459 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 13.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
Right Ascension: | 01:18:08.19 |
Declination: | 17:33:44.60 |
Major axis: | 0.58 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.55 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 20° |
Radial velocity: | 12436 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.042379 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS