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NGC 159

NGC 159
Object NGC 159 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 159 - galaxy in the constellation Phoenicis
Type: SB0-a - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 1.40'x0.4'
magnitude: V=13.7m; B=14.6m
The surface brightness: 13.1 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 0h34m35.4s; Dec= -55°47'23"
redshift (z): 0.027976
The distance from the Sun to NGC 159: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 118.2 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 159 : PGC 2073, ESO 150-11

Nearby objects: NGC 157, NGC 158, NGC 160, NGC 161

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