• Source: NGC 1259

NGC 1259 is a lenticular galaxy located about 243 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 21, 1884 and is a member of the Perseus Cluster.
A type Ia supernova designated as SN 2008L was discovered in NGC 1259 on January 14, 2008.




See also


List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
NGC 1260




References






External links


Media related to NGC 1259 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 1259 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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• Messier 30
• Daftar bintang di rasi bintang Monoceros
• Daftar bintang di rasi bintang Canis Major
• NGC 1259
• NGC 7828
• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Messier 30
• Beehive Cluster
• NGC 673
• List of open clusters
• Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
• List of stars in Orion
• Cosmology