NGC 454 is a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Phoenix. John Herschel discovered it on October 5, 1834. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round, brighter middle."[2]
| NGC 454 | |
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NGC 454 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 01h14m 22.5s[1] |
| Declination | −55° 23′ 55″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012158[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,645 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.12[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.31[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Irr pec? (PGC 4461) and S0 pec? (PGC 4468)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8' × 1.8'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F01123-5539, PGC 4468[1] | |
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