NGC 1159 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 2, 1883.[3]

Description

The galaxy has a redshift of 0.008763, indicating it is moving away from Earth at a velocity of 2616 km/s. The galaxy's approximate distance from the Milky Way is 62.9 million light-years (19.3 megaparsecs).

The apparent magnitude of NGC 1159 is 14.2 in the blue band, and it has an angular size of 0.48 × 0.4 arcminutes. The galaxy's morphology classification is Sc, signifying a late-type spiral galaxy.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1159". Spider SEDS Organization.
  2. ^ "NGC 1159". Cseligman.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  4. ^ "NGC 1159 Overview". Go Astronomy.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1159
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