NGC 159

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Galaxy
NGC 159
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NGC 159 [1]
NGC 159
AladinLite
Constellation Phoenix
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 34 m 35.53 s
declination -55 ° 47 ′ 23.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SB (r) 0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 14.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 1.4 ′ × 0.4 ′
Position angle 95 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.027976 ± 0.000043  
Radial velocity 8387 ± 13 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(371 ± 26)  ·  10 6  ly
(113.6 ± 8.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date October 28, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  159 • PGC  2073 • ESO  150-11 • 2MASX  J00343551-5547236 • SGC  003217-5603.9 • GC  77 • h  2332 • GALEX ASC J003435.29-554722.9 • LDCE 35 NED002

NGC 159 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is an estimated 371 million light years from the Milky Way and about 155,000 light years across .

The object was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 159
  4. ↑ Seligman