The central dust lane of NGC 4459 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12h 29m 00.0s[1]
Declination
13° 58′ 42″[1]
Redshift
0.003976/1192 km/s[1]
Distance
52,500,000 ly
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)
11.32 [1]
Characteristics
Type
SA0^+(r), LINER[1]
Size
~ 54,770 ly
Apparent size (V)
3.5 x 2.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-116, IRAS 12264+1415, MCG 2-32-83, PGC 41104, UGC 7614, VCC 1154 [1]
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NGC 4459 is a lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4459 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[2] NGC 4459 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[4] NGC 4459 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]
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