NGC 1159
NGC 1159 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Perseus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1159:
| NGC: | NGC 1159 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 21.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:00:46.52 |
| Declination: | 43:09:45.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 2616 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008763 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS