NGC 259
| NGC 259 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 259 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 03.281s |
| Declination | −02° 46′ 31.01″ |
| Redshift | 0.013492 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4045 |
| Distance | 153.84 ± 15.74 Mly (47.169 ± 4.827 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc: |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 0.6′ |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-015, PGC 2820 | |
NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.
NGC 259 is part of a galaxy group known as LGG 13. It has at least 7 confirmed members, which are NGC 245, NGC 271, NGC 279, NGC 307, Mk 557 and UGC 505.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 259: SN 2017jbj (Type II, mag. 16.9) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 20 December 2017.
References
- 1 2 3 "NGC 259". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 259. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ↑ "SN 2017jbj". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
External links
Media related to NGC 259 at Wikimedia Commons
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