NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 259: SN 2017jbj (type II, mag. 16.9).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "NGC 259". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 259. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2017jbj. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  • Media related to NGC 259 at Wikimedia Commons


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_259
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