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NGC 159
DECam image of NGC 159
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00 34 35.518
Declination	−55° 47′ 23.66″
Redshift	0.027976
Heliocentric radial velocity	8387
Distance	376.0 Mly (115.27 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.86
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB0/a(r)
Size	230,400 ly (70,630 pc)
Apparent size (V)	1.29′ × 0.45′
Other designations
ESO 150-11, PGC 2073

NGC 159 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered on October 28, 1834, by John Frederick William Herschel.

Notes

1. ESO-LV "Quick Blue" values used.

References

1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
2. ^ "NED results for object NGC 0159". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
4. ^ "NGC 159". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

External links

• NGC 159 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS

v t e Constellation of Phoenix
List of stars in Phoenix Phoenix in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Ankaa) β γ δ ε ζ (Wurren) η θ ι κ λ λ μ ν ξ π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Variable RV SX YZ AD AE AI AW AZ BB BD HR 6 23 73 109 111 120 140 148 162 171 198 202 209 229 299 350 408 411 443 447 519 524 537 574 588 632 636 659 686 698 706 8910 8920 8929 8959 8993 9001 9046 9077 9082 HD 2039 5388 6434 (Nenque) 8535 9895 11421 13218 13387 223549 224782 Other CD-44 170 BPM 30551 HE 0107-5240 NGC 405 WASP-4 WASP-5 WASP-18 WASP-29 WASP-96 WD 2359-434
Exoplanets HD 142 b HD 2039 b HD 6434 b HD 8535 b HIP 65Ab WASP-4b WASP-5b WASP-18b WASP-96b
Galaxies	NGC 25 28 31 37 87 88 89 92 98 119 159 212 238 312 319 322 323 324 328 348 368 454 482 625 Other Phoenix Dwarf
Galaxy clusters El Gordo Phoenix Cluster Robert's Quartet
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