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Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
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] |
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