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NGC 459

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 18m 08.1837s, +17° 33′ 44.400″
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NGC 459
NGC 459 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 18m 08.1837s[1]
Declination+17° 33 44.400[1]
Redshift0.0424[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity12705 +/- 5 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity12818 +/- 7 km/s[1]
Distance596.2 ± 41.7 Mly (182.80 ± 12.80 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.5[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.28[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBc[4]
Apparent size (V)1.0′ × 0.9′[1]
Other designations
2MASX J01180818+1733448, UGC 832, MCG +03-04-017, PGC 4665, CGCG 459-024[3][1]

NGC 459 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[5] Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 12,394±22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 596.2 ± 41.7 Mly (182.80 ± 12.80 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 October 1784.[4] It was described as being extremely faint by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue.[5]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 459: SN 2011fv (Type II, mag. 18.2) was discovered by F. Ciabattari and E. Mazzoni, as part of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP), on 26 August 2011.[6][7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for object NGC 0459". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech.
  2. "Galaxy NGC 459". DSO Browser Deep Sky. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 459". spider.seds.org.
  4. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com.
  5. 1 2 Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 459". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. Ciabattari, F.; Mazzoni, E.; Koff, R. A.; Tomasella, L.; Valenti, S.; Ochner, P.; Benetti, S.; Cappellaro, E.; Pastorello, A. (2011). "Supernova 2011fv in NGC 459 = PSN J01180780+1733298". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2828): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2828....1C.
  7. "SN 2011fv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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