NGC 454
Appearance
NGC 454 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 01h 14m 22.5s[1] |
Declination | −55° 23′ 55″[1] |
Redshift | 0.012158[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,645 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.12[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.31[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Irr pec? (PGC 4461) and S0 pec? (PGC 4468)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.8' × 1.8'[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS F01123-5539, PGC 4468[1] |
NGC 454 is a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Phoenix. John Herschel discovered it on October 5, 1834. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round, brighter middle."[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 454 at Wikimedia Commons