IC 1459

IC 1459
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationGrus
Right ascension22h 57m 10.6s[1]
Declination−36° 27′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.006011 ± 0.000039 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,802 ± 12 km/s[1]
Distance85 ± 27 Mly (26.2 ± 8.5 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.0 [2]
Characteristics
TypeE3 [1]
Apparent size (V)5.2 × 3.8 [1]
Notable featuresRadio galaxy
Other designations
IC 5265, ESO 406- G030, AM 2254-364, MCG -06-50-016, PKS 2254-367, PGC 070090[1]
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IC 1459 (also catalogued as IC 5265) is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of circa 85 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that IC 1459 is about 130,000 light-years across. It was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1892.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for IC 1459. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 1459". spider.seds.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "IC 1459 (= IC 5265 = PGC 70090)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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