NGC 1559

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NGC 1559
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Constellation: Reticulum
Right ascension: 4h 17m 35.8s[1]
Declination: -62° 47′ 1″[1]
Redshift: 1304 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance:
Type: SB(s)cd[1]
Apparent dimensions (V): 3′.5 × 2′.0[1]
Apparent magnitude (V): 11[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
PGC 14814[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum. It is also a Seyfert galaxy. In 2005, a supernova (SN 2005df) was observed. Two other supernovae discovered in NGC 1559 were SN 1984J and SN 1986L.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4650A. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.