NGC 1559
NGC 1559 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Reticulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1559:
| NGC: | NGC 1559 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Reticulum |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.91 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.28 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:17:35.77 |
| Declination: | -62:47:01.20 |
| Major axis: | 4.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 63° |
| Radial velocity: | 1297 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004336 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS