NGC 59

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Galaxy
NGC 59
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NGC 59 [1] 2MASS
NGC 59 2MASS
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 15 m 25.13 s
declination -21 ° 26 ′ 39.8 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (rs) 0 - :  
Brightness  (visual) 12.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.1 mag
Angular expansion 2.6 ′ × 1.3 ′
Position angle 127 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Sculptor group  
Redshift 0.001207 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 362 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(18 ± 1)  x  10 6  ly
(5.37 ± 0.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery Ormond Stone
Discovery date November 10, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  59 • PGC  1034 • ESO  539-004 • MCG  -04-01-026 • IRAS  F00129-2143 • 2MASX  J00152512-2126396 • SGC  001253-2143.3 • 2MASS J00152513-2126399 • LDCE 26 NED004 • WISEA J001525.17-212640.2

NGC 59 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cetus. It is about 18 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter. She belongs to the Sculptor Group , a group of galaxies near the galactic South Pole.

The object was discovered on November 10, 1885 by the American astronomer Ormond Stone .

Web links

Commons : NGC 59  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 59
  4. ↑ atunivers (French)
  5. ↑ Seligman