NGC 159

NGC 159 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered on October 28, 1834, by John Frederick William Herschel.

NGC 159
DECam image of NGC 159
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 34m 35.518s[1]
Declination	−55° 47′ 23.66″[1]
Redshift	0.027976[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	8387[2]
Distance	376.0 Mly (115.27 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.86[4]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB0/a(r)[2]
Size	230,400 ly (70,630 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)	1.29′ × 0.45′[2]
Other designations
ESO 150-11, PGC 2073[4]

Notes

1. ESO-LV "Quick Blue" values used.