Astronomy:NGC 259
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Short description: Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 259 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 259 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 03.281s[1] |
| Declination | −02° 46′ 31.01″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013492[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4045[2] |
| Distance | 153.84 ± 15.74 Mly (47.169 ± 4.827 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc:[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 0.6′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-015, PGC 2820 | |
NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 259: SN 2017jbj (type II, mag. 16.9).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 259". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+259.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 259. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+259&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#259.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2017jbj. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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