NGC 1559
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| Observation data: J2000.0 epoch | |
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| 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.
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