IC 1459
IC 1459 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Grus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1459:
| IC: | IC 1459 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 5265 |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.69 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.07 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:57:10.61 |
| Declination: | -36:27:44.00 |
| Major axis: | 4.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 43° |
| Radial velocity: | 1796 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006007 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS