NGC 1059

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Double star
NGC 1059
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02 h 42 m 35.6 s
declination + 17 ° 59 ′ 47 ″
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names NGC 1059

NGC 1059 is a double star in the constellation Aries . The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 25, 1832 and incorrectly added to the NGC catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc10a.htm#1059