NGC 959
NGC 959 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 959:
| NGC: | NGC 959 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:32:23.94 |
| Declination: | 35:29:40.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.87 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 597 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001993 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS