NGC 259
| Galaxy NGC 259 |
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![NGC 259 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC259_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 259 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 48 m 03.29 s |
| declination | -02 ° 46 ′ 31.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc: / sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 139 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 271 group LGG 13 |
| Redshift | 0.013492 ± 0.000021 |
| Radial velocity | 4045 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(184 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (56.4 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 13, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 259 • PGC 2820 • MCG -01-03-015 • IRAS 00455-0302 • 2MASX J00480328-0246310 • GC 144/145 • H II 621 • II 703 • h 63/64 • GALEX ASC J004803.37-024630.6 • LDCE 48 NED003 • Stile 22A | |
NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 184 million light years from the Milky Way and about 155,000 light years across. Together with six other galaxies, it forms the NGC 271 group ( LGG 13 ).
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 331 .
The object was discovered on December 13, 1786 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
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