| NGC 59 | |
|---|---|
|    Hubble image of NGC 59 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus | 
| Right ascension | 00h 15m 25.126s [1] | 
| Declination | −21° 26′ 39.68″ [1] | 
| Distance | 17.3 Mly (5.30 Mpc) [2] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.59 [1] | 
| Absolute magnitude (B) | 13.21 [1] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 [3] | 
| Other designations | |
| MCG -04-01-026, PGC 1034 [3] | |
NGC 59 is a lenticular galaxy [3] in the constellation Cetus. It is a probable member of the Sculptor Group. It is approximately 17 million light-years away. [2]
NGC 59 has a stellar mass of 5x108 M☉ and it is a low-luminosity, low-metallicity galaxy. It has a young (2 to 6 billion years old) low-metallicity population at its center and an older (about 8 billion years old) overlaying population that has also a low metallicity. [4]
 Media related to  NGC 59  at Wikimedia Commons
  Media related to  NGC 59  at Wikimedia Commons