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EntityQ1041882· pop 29· linked from 473 articles

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiC
Redshift
z = 0.008763
Coordinates
RA 45.1938° · Dec 43.1627°
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Key facts

Constellation
Perseus
Right ascension
02h 58m 06.6s
Declination
−15° 07′ 05″
Type
Sb (Spiral)
Apparent size v
0.6′ × 0.3′

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Encyclopedic overview

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

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1041882” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.