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NGC1455

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:45:22.3
Declination: -18:37:59
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, lE 30°, sbMN
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 1455 is probably identical to NGC 1452. The position, by Leavenworth at Leander McCormick, is pretty poor, but the description exactly fits the nucleus and inner bar of NGC 1452. In particular, the position angle mentioned by Leavenworth (30 deg) is just that of the bar. The RNGC galaxy is certainly the wrong choice -- it has too low a surface brightness to be seen even with a 26-inch refractor.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1455 See observing notes for NGC 1452.