NGC 259

NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 259
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:23.9 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.7
J-magnitude (IR):10.2
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.49
Right Ascension:00:48:03.29
Declination:-02:46:31.20
Major axis:2.86 '
Minor axis:1.09 '
Angle (major axis):140°
Radial velocity:4064 km/s
Redshift:0.013649

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula