NGC 455
Appearance
NGC 455 | |
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![]() NGC 455 as seen by 2MASS | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 15m 57.6s[1] |
Declination | +05° 10′ 43″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019437[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,827 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.55[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.71[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S?[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 1.2'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00815, CGCG 411-015, MCG +01-04-011, 2MASX J01155764+0510435, PGC 4572.[1] |
NGC 455 is a lenticular galaxy of type S? located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, almost stellar."[2]
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References
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[edit]Media related to NGC 455 at Wikimedia Commons