NGC 459
| NGC 459 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 459 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 18m 08.1837s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 33′ 44.400″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0424[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 12705 +/- 5 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 12818 +/- 7 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 596.2 ± 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 | |
| Type | SBc[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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for object NGC 0459". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech.
- ↑ "Galaxy NGC 459". DSO Browser Deep Sky. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- 1 2 3 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 459". spider.seds.org.
- 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". cseligman.com.
- 1 2 Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 459". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "SN 2011fv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
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Media related to NGC 459 at Wikimedia Commons
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