NGC 259

NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[3]

NGC 259
SDSS image of NGC 259
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 48^m 03.281^s[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

References

1. "NGC 259". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 259. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 259 at Wikimedia Commons