NGC 451

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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NGC 451
NGC 451, along with NGC 447, 449, and 453 taken by SDSS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 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]
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