IC 1459
| Galaxy IC 1459 / IC 5265 |
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| 2MASS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | crane |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 57 m 10.6 s |
| declination | -36 ° 27 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.20 × 1.8 |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | IC 1459 group LGG 466 |
| Redshift | 0.006011 ± 0.000039 |
| Radial velocity | 1802 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(81 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.8 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Barnard Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | 1892 June 10, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1459 • IC 5265 • PGC 70090 • ESO 406-G30 • MCG -06-50-016 • IRAS 22544-3643 • 2MASX J22571068-3627449 • SGC 225423-3643.8 • GALEX ASC J225710.74-362743.5 • LDCE 1547 NED007 | |
IC 1459 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Crane in the southern sky . It is an estimated 81 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.
Together with NGC 7418 , NGC 7421 , IC 5270 , PGC 70070 and PGC 70253 , it forms the IC 1459 group .
The property was discovered by Edward Barnard in 1892 .
NGC IC 1459 group ( LGG 466 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| IC 1459 | PGC 70090 | 81 |
| IC 5270 | PGC 70117 | 89 |
| NGC 7418 | PGC 70069 | 65 |
| NGC 7421 | PGC 70083 | 80 |
| PGC 70070 | IC 5269B | 75 |
| PGC 70253 | IC 5269C | 80 |