NGC 459

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

NGC 459 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. 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). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 October 1784. It was described as being extremely faint by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue.

Supernova

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.

References

  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.