NGC 459

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 459
SDSS image of NGC 459
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	1^h 18^m 00^s ^[1]
Declination	±17° 39′ 00″^[1]
Redshift	0.0424^[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	12705 +/- 5 km/s^[3]
Galactocentric velocity	12818 +/- 7 km/s^[3]
Distance	584 million light years^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7^[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.5^[4]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.28^[3]
Characteristics
Type	SBc^[5]
Apparent size (V)	42 inches x 36 inches^[2]
Other designations
UGC 832, MCG 3-4-17, ZWG 459.24, PGC 4665

NGC 459, also known as UGC 832, MCG 3-4-17, ZWG 459.24, and PGC 4665,^[4] is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.^[1] It was discovered on October 15, 1784, by William Herschel.^[5] It was described as being extremely faint by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 459". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Galaxy NGC 459". DSO Browser Deep Sky. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Revised NGC Data for NGC 459". spider.seds.org.
^ ^a ^b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com.