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NGC 7259
Galaxy in the constellation Piscis Austrinus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 7259 is a spiral galaxy approximately 66 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.[1] It was discovered by John Herschel on September 28, 1834.[3]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 7259 | |
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![]() NGC 7259 (HST) | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
Right ascension | 22h 23m 05.52s [1] |
Declination | −28° 57′ 17.40″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.005944 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1782 ± 5 km/s [1] |
Distance | 66 Mly[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.10 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.90 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 68718, MCG -5-52-69 |
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