NGC 259
NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 259:
| NGC: | NGC 259 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:48:03.29 |
| Declination: | -02:46:31.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 140° |
| Radial velocity: | 4064 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013649 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS