NGC 159

NGC 159 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered on October 28, 1834, by John Frederick William Herschel.

NGC 159
DECam image of NGC 159
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension00h 34m 35.518s[1]
Declination−55° 47′ 23.66″[1]
Redshift0.027976[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity8387[2]
Distance376.0 Mly (115.27 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.86[4]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB0/a(r)[2]
Size230,400 ly (70,630 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.29′ × 0.45′[2]
Other designations
ESO 150-11, PGC 2073[4]

Notes
  1. ESO-LV "Quick Blue" values used.

References
  1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 0159". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. "NGC 159". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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