NGC1459 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC1459 is visible between 21:28 and 02:52. It will become accessible at around 21:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:10, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:52 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC1459
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 03h46m [2] |
Declination: | −25°31' [2] |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Magnitude: | 13.68 (B) [2] 11.07 (J) [2] 10.49 (H) [2] 10.10 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBbc |
Distance: | 53.5 Mpc 174.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.96 |