NGC 7459

NGC 7459
Observation data
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 23h 01m 31s
Declination 06° 48 26
Type Spiral
Other designations
PGC 70261
UGC 12302

NGC 7459 is a twin Spiral galaxy of magnitude +15.2 located within the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by Lewis Swift in 1886 with a 16-inch refractor. The galactic nuclei are only 15 arcsec apart.

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