NGC1459 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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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
Object type Galaxy
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

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