Astronomy:NGC 451

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 451
NGC 451, along with NGC 447, 449, and 453 taken by SDSS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 16m 12.4s[1]
Declination+33° 03′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.016278[1]
Galactocentric velocity4880 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSc[2]
Other designations
IC 1661, CGCG 502-19, KUG 0113+328B, MCG 5-4-11, Mrk 976, PGC 4594[2]

NGC 451 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 1881 by Édouard Stephan.[2]

Photo taken by 2MASS

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0451. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+451&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort". NGC451. http://www.ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_4xx/NGC_451.htm. 




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