NGC 259

{{Short description|Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 259

| image = NGC 0259 SDSS.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 259

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Cetus

| ra = {{RA|00|48|03.281}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 259|access-date=12 February 2017}}

| dec = {{DEC|-02|46|31.01}}

| z = 0.013492{{cite web|title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|work=Results for NGC 259|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+259&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|access-date=2 September 2016}}

| h_radial_v = 4045

| gal_v =

| dist_ly = {{convert|47.169|+/-|4.827|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| group_cluster =

| type = Sbc:

| size =

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 13.4

| size_v = 2.9{{prime}} × 0.6{{prime}}{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#259|website=cseligman.com|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299|access-date=12 February 2017}}

| names = MCG-01-03-015, PGC 2820

}}

NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 259: SN 2017jbj (type II, mag. 16.9).[https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017jbj Transient Name Server entry for SN 2017jbj.] Retrieved 24 March 2023.