NGC 455 explained

NGC 455
Upright:1.35
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.019437
H Radial V:5,827 km/s
Type:S?
Appmag V:13.55
Absmag V:-21.71
Size V:1.9' × 1.2'
Names:UGC 00815, CGCG 411-015, MCG +01-04-011, 2MASX J01155764+0510435, PGC 4572.

NGC 455 is a lenticular galaxy of type S? located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, almost stellar."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0455 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. Cseligman. May 9, 2017.