IC 459
| Galaxy IC 459 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 10 m 38.7 s |
| declination | + 50 ° 10 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 'x 0.3' |
| Surface brightness | 11.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 133 |
| Redshift | 0.019173 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 5748 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(259 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (79.3 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon B. Stoney |
| Discovery date | January 31, 1851 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 459 • PGC 20311 • CGCG 234-082 • 2MASX J07103863 + 5010377 • GALEX ASC J071038.65 + 501037.7 • 2MASS J07103869 + 5010383 | |
IC 459 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is around 259 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 light years.
The galaxies IC 458 , IC 460 , IC 461 , IC 463 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on January 31, 1851 .