| NGC 159 | |
|---|---|
DECam image of NGC 159 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 34m 35.518s[1] |
| Declination | −55° 47′ 23.66″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027976[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8387[2] |
| Distance | 376.0 Mly (115.27 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.86[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SB0/a(r)[2] |
| Size | 230,400 ly (70,630 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.29′ × 0.45′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 150-11,PGC 2073[4] | |
NGC 159 is abarred lenticular galaxy in theconstellationPhoenix. The galaxy was discovered on October 28, 1834, byJohn Frederick William Herschel.
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