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]
Type SB(s)cd[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 3′.5 × 2′.0[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11[1]
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 2007-04-03.
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