| NGC 259 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 259 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 03.281s[1] |
| Declination | −02° 46′ 31.01″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013492[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4045[2] |
| Distance | 153.84 ± 15.74 Mly (47.169 ± 4.827 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc:[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 0.6′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-015,PGC 2820 | |
NGC 259 is aspiral galaxy located in theconstellationCetus. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel in 1786.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 259: SN 2017jbj (type II, mag. 16.9).[4]
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