Q50653
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lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Key facts
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 00 15 25.126
- Declination
- −21 ° 26 ′ 39.68 ″
- Distance
- 17.3 Mly (5.30 Mpc )
- Type
- S0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 59 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is a probable member of the Sculptor Group. It is approximately 17 million light-years away.
NGC 59 has a stellar mass of 5 × 10 M☉ and it is a low-luminosity, low-metallicity galaxy. It has a young (2 to 6 billion years old) low-metallicity population at its center and an older (about 8 billion years old) overlaying population that has also a low metallicity.
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