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EntityQ1036676· pop 34· linked from 892 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
01 15 57.6
Declination
+05 ° 10 ′ 43 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5,827 km/s
Type
S?
Apparent size v
1.9' × 1.2'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 455 is a lenticular galaxy of type S? located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, almost stellar."

NGC 455 (SDSS)

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