NGC 454

NGC 454
NGC 454
NGC 454 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension01h 14m 22.5s[1]
Declination−55° 23′ 55″[1]
Redshift0.012158[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,645 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.12[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-20.31[1]
Characteristics
TypeIrr 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]
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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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0454. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499". Cseligman. Retrieved May 7, 2017.